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Taxonomy > Calyptraeidae > Bostrycapulus < Previous species - Next species > (within the family) Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791) Keen (1971) Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine Mollusks from Baja California to Peru. - p. 458 Brusca (1980) Common intertidal marine invertebrates of the Gulf of California. 2nd edition. - p. 166 Collin (2005) Development, phylogeny, and taxonomy of Bostrycapulus (Caenogastropoda: Calyptraeidae), an ancient cryptic radiation. - p. 92 Statistics Frequency common - 54 localities (27.41 %) Sediment 38 (0 fine >> 100 coarse sediment) Size and comments The literature indicates a maximum length of nearly 37mm; this value is even slightly exceeded by beach finds. Images Length 14.8mm. Taxonomy > Calyptraeidae > Bostrycapulus < Previous species - Next species > (within the family)