WoRMS taxon details
Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
138961 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138961)
accepted
Species
Calyptraea (Calyptraea) chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Calyptraea albida Gray, 1825 · unaccepted
Calyptraea chinensis var. fusca Issel, 1878 · unaccepted
Calyptraea chinensis var. spirata Monterosato, 1890 · unaccepted
Calyptraea laevigata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (synonym)
Calyptraea mamillaris Millet, 1864 † · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Calyptraea mamillaris Broderip, 1836
Calyptraea polii (Scacchi, 1832) · unaccepted
Calyptraea sinensis [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Calyptraea sinensis var. coralligena Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Calyptraea sinensis var. elliptica Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted (synonym)
Calyptraea squama Deshayes, 1830 · unaccepted
Calyptraea succinea Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym)
Calyptraea vulgaris R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Galerus sinensis [sic] · unaccepted > superseded combination
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
Trochita phlyctiphera Rochebrune, 1883 · unaccepted
- Variety Calyptraea chinensis var. fusca Issel, 1878 accepted as Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Calyptraea chinensis var. spirata Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(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
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page(s): 781 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Absent from North Sea and east Channel basin
Distribution Absent from North Sea and east Channel basin [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138961 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
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
page(s): 781 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
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]
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]
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]
original description (of Calyptraea mamillaris Millet, 1864 †) Millet de la Turtaudière P.A. (1864). <i>Indicateur de Maine-et-Loire ou Indicateur par communes de ce que chacune d'elles renferme sous le rapport de la géographie, des productions naturelles, des monuments historiques, de l'industrie et du commerce</i>. Tome premier, 754 pp., Tome second, 616 pp., planches 1-87. Angers: Cosnier et Lachèse. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=H5AaAAAAYAAJ, https://books.google.com/books?id=99MnAAAAYAAJ, https://books.google.com/books?id=FtQnAAAAYAAJ
page(s): vol. 1, p. 680 (footnote); note: generic name misspelled Caliptræa [details]
original description (of Calyptraea squama Deshayes, 1830) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques</i>. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Calyptraea albida Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 408; note: based on Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758 as figured in Montagu (1803) pl. 13 fig. 4 [details]
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 [request]
page(s): 781 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
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]
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]
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
[details]
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]
original description (of Calyptraea mamillaris Millet, 1864 †) Millet de la Turtaudière P.A. (1864). <i>Indicateur de Maine-et-Loire ou Indicateur par communes de ce que chacune d'elles renferme sous le rapport de la géographie, des productions naturelles, des monuments historiques, de l'industrie et du commerce</i>. Tome premier, 754 pp., Tome second, 616 pp., planches 1-87. Angers: Cosnier et Lachèse. , available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=H5AaAAAAYAAJ, https://books.google.com/books?id=99MnAAAAYAAJ, https://books.google.com/books?id=FtQnAAAAYAAJ
page(s): vol. 1, p. 680 (footnote); note: generic name misspelled Caliptræa [details]
original description (of Calyptraea squama Deshayes, 1830) Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). <i>Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques</i>. Vol. 2: viii+1-594 [part 1: i-vi, 1-256, Livraison 101, 1 Feb 1830; part 2: 1-144, Livraison 101, 1 Feb. 1830; 145-594, Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. Vol. 3: 595-1152 [Livraison 102, 29 Sept. 1832]. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.8638
page(s): 176 [details]
original description (of Calyptraea albida Gray, 1825) Gray, J. E. (1825). A list and description of some species of shells not taken notice of by Lamarck. <em>Annals of Philosophy.</em> new ser., 9(2): 134-140; 9(6): 407-415., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15880862
page(s): 408; note: based on Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758 as figured in Montagu (1803) pl. 13 fig. 4 [details]
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
[request]Other
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 [request]
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 [request]
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]
[request]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
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom (Nation) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution Absent from North Sea and east Channel basin [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Chinees hoedje | [details] |
| English | Chinese hatChinese cupand-saucer limpetChinaman's hat | [details] |
| French | chapeau chinois | [details] |
| German | ChinesenhütchenChinesenhut | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Κινέζικο καπέλο | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Calyptraea mamillaris Millet, 1864 †)
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 European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calyptraea mamillaris) (from synonym Calyptraea mamillaris Millet, 1864 †)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
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 MNHN Fossil collection (Calyptraea chinensis (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.A50443)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea laevigata Lamarck, 1822)
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 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 ITIS
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Calyptraea mamillaris Millet, 1864 †)
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 European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Calyptraea mamillaris) (from synonym Calyptraea mamillaris Millet, 1864 †)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins) (from synonym Patella chinensis Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 11 proteins)
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 MNHN Fossil collection (Calyptraea chinensis (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.A50443)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Calyptraea laevigata Lamarck, 1822)
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 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 ITIS
.jpg "To Malacopics (Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Bulgaria, Burgas, Dyuni, Marina Beach, in shel...")
.jpg "To Malacopics (Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Jeffreys Bay, Jeff...")
