Crucibulum spinosum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Calyptraeidae |
Genus: | Crucibulum |
Species: | C. spinosum
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Binomial name | |
Crucibulum spinosum (Sowerby, 1824)
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Crucibulum spinosum, common name the spiny cup-and-saucer snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.
The shell has a width of 44.6 mm.
This species is native to the west coast of the Americas, from California to Chile. It has been introduced and established in Hawaii.[1]