Bostrycapulus aculeatus

Bostrycapulus aculeatus is a species of sea snail in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and hat snails.^[1]

Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Calyptraeoidea
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Bostrycapulus
Species:	B. aculeatus
Binomial name
Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
Patella aculeata Gmelin, 1791 Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin, 1791)

Distribution

This species occurs in Florida and the Bahamas.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.^[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 80 m.^[2]