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Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimens from Marina del Este, Granada, Spain, Granada (actual size 13 and 14 mm).
Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimens from Marina del Este, Granada, Spain, Granada (actual size 13 and 14 mm).

138961  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138961)

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Species
Calyptraea laevigata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Calyptraea sinensis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Calyptraea succinea Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Calyptraea vulgaris R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Patella muricata Brocchi, 1814 † · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella poli Scacchi, 1832 · unaccepted (synonym)
Patella sinensis [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling of...)  
incorrect subsequent spelling of Patella chinensis

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(of Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 781 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138961 on 2026-04-23
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138961 on 2026-04-23
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2020-08-20 19:39:39Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 781 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Calyptraea laevigata Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 2me partie, 232 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13181853
page(s): 21 [details] 

original description (of Calyptraea chinensis var. spirata Monterosato, 1890) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. <em>Il Naturalista Siciliano.</em> 9(6): 140-151 [March 1st, 1890]; 9(7): 157-166 [April 1st, 1890]; 9(8): 181-191 [May 1st, 1890)]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11568606
page(s): 141; note: ex Nardo [details] 

original description (of Calyptraea succinea Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome quatrième. F.-G. Levrault, Paris, viii + 439 pp. + pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50455192
page(s): 256 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Calyptraea vulgaris R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803
page(s): 119 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Patella muricata Brocchi, 1814 †) Brocchi, G. B. (1814). <i>Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente. Tomo primo</i>. pp. 1-56, I-LXXV, 1-240. Milano, Stamperia Reale., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12001697
page(s): 254, 627, pl. 1 figs 2a-c [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Patella poli Scacchi, 1832) Scacchi, A. (1832). <i>Lettera di Arcangelo Scacchi dottore in medicina su vari testacei napolitani al Signor D. Carlo Tarentino prof. di storia naturale nel R. Liceo di Catanzaro</i> . Napoli, privately printed 6 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35752111
page(s): 4 [details] 

original description (of Calyptraea chinensis var. fusca Issel, 1878) Issel, A. (1878). Crociera del Violante comandato dal Capitano-Armatore Enrico d'Albertis durante l'anno 1876. II. Resultati zoologici. Testacei. <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.</em> 11: 411-456., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7952903
page(s): 439 [details] 

original description (of Calyptraea sinensis var. elliptica Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 329; pl. 7 fig. 12-13
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original description (of Calyptraea sinensis var. coralligena Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965
page(s): 329; pl. 7 fig. 10 [details] 

original description (of Trochita phlyctiphera Rochebrune, 1883) Rochebrune, A.-T. de. (1883). Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux propres à la Sénégambie. <em>Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris.</em> (7) /: 177-182., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31636711
page(s): 179-180 [details] 

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

basis of record Landau, B. M.; Ceulemans, L.; Van Dingenen, F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 18 (2): 177-368.
page(s): 316, pl. 147 fig. 1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Wyatt, H. V. (1961). The reproduction, growth and distribution of <i>Calyptraea chinensis</i> (L.). <em>Journal of Animal Ecology.</em> 30(2): 283., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/2299 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Brunetti, M. & Della Bella, G. (2024). <i>Conchiglie fossili di Pradalbino</i>. Palermo: Edizioni Danaus. 183 pp.
page(s): 42, fig. 25 [details] 
 
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Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (111 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Calyptraea chinensis var. spirata Monterosato, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (80 publications) (from synonym Calyptraea sinensis [sic])
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calyptraea chinensis) 
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins) 
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS) 
To Malacopics (Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Bulgaria, Burgas, Dyuni, Marina Beach, in shel... 
To Malacopics (Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Portugal, Faro, Cabanas de Tavira, beached, co... 
To Malacopics (Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Jeffreys Bay, Jeff... 
To Malacopics (Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)) 
To Malacopics (Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea chinensis var. spirata Monterosato, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea succinea Risso, 1826)
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea vulgaris R. A. Philippi, 1836)
To PESI (from synonym Patella muricata Brocchi, 1814 †)
To PESI (from synonym Patella poli Scacchi, 1832)
To PESI (from synonym Patella sinensis [sic])
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea polii (Scacchi, 1832))
To PESI (from synonym Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea sinensis [sic])
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea chinensis var. fusca Issel, 1878)
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea sinensis var. elliptica Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea sinensis var. coralligena Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea laevigata Lamarck, 1822)
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