Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Littorinimorpha |
| Family: Calyptraeidae |
| Genus: Bostrycapulus |
| Species: Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Fort Thompson Formation [Uncommon] |
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Canepatch Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Abundant] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation (Bee Branch Member) |
| Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Nashua Formation [Common] |
| Waccamaw Formation [Common] |
| Duplin Formation [Common] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Uncommon] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Mare Formation |
| Mare Formation (Upper) |
| Mare Formation (Lower) |
| Raysor Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Lower) [Questionable/rare] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Abundant] |
| Yorktown Formation [Common] |
| Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member) |
| Yorktown Formation (Mogarts Beach Clay) |
| Playa Grande Formation (Maiquetia Member) |
| St. Marys Formation |
Remarks
Common name: Spiny Slipper Shell.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions: n/a
Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.
Stratigraphic notes: St. Marys Formation: Age not resolved beyond “Miocene”.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on January 30, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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