The family Calyptraeidae in Peru (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda)

Authors

  • Carlos Paredes Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Biología y Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos; Departamento de Malacología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Franz Cardoso Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Biología y Sistemática de Invertebrados Marinos; Departamento de Malacología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v13i3.2335

Keywords:

Mollusks, Gastropod, Calyptraeidae, Taxonomy, Perú

Abstract

In the present work the taxonomic of the family Calyptraeidae Lamarck, 1809 in the Peruvian coast are reviewed. The presence of 17 species of the 19 is confirmed reported by diverse authors. Crepidula arenata (Broderip, 1834) is synonymous of C. excavata (Broderip, 1834). Information on the distribution geographical and same relations ecological is presented.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

12/29/2006

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Paredes, Carlos, and Franz Cardoso. 2006. “The Family Calyptraeidae in Peru (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda)”. Revista Peruana De Biología 13 (3): 177-84. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v13i3.2335.