''Crepidula cachimilla'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusk
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in the
family
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Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.
Distribution
The species was
described based on specimens from southwestern Atlantic Ocean in , Argentina (
type locality
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* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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).
Description
The maximum recorded
shell
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** Thin-shell structure
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* Seashell, a hard o ...
length is 52.2 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.
Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.
References
External links
Calyptraeidae
Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Gastropods described in 2004
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