Capulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.
Species Species within the genus Capulus include: Capulus badius Dunker, 1882 Capulus californicus Dall, 1900 Capulus compressus E. A. Smith, 1891 Capulus daanbantayanensis Poppe & Tagaro, 2026 Capulus danieli (Crosse, 1858) † Capulus deurganckensis Marquet & Landau, 2006 Capulus devexus (May, 1916) Capulus dilatatus A. Adams, 1860 Capulus elegans (Tapparone Canefri, 1877) Capulus fragilis E. A. Smith, 1904 Capulus huangi S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2012 Capulus japonicus A. Adams, 1861 Capulus kawamurai Habe, 1992 Capulus ngai Thach, 2016 Capulus novaezelandiae Dell, 1978 Capulus otohimeae (Habe, 1946) † Capulus partimsinuosus (S. V. Wood, 1848) Capulus sericeus J. Burch & R. Burch, 1961 Capulus simplex Locard, 1898 † Capulus sinuosus (Brocchi, 1814) Capulus spondylicola Habe, 1967 Capulus subcompressus Pelseneer, 1903 Capulus ungaricoides (d'Orbigny, 1841) Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) Capulus violaceus Angas, 1867
Species brought into synonymy Capulus bicarinatus (Pease, 1861a): synonym of Amathina bicarinata Pease, 1861 Capulus chilensis Dall, 1904: synonym of Capulus ungaricoides (d'Orbigny, 1841) † Capulus corrugatus (extinct/fossil):Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 112 synonym of † Capulus partimsinuosus (S. V. Wood, 1848) Capulus devotus Hedley, 1904: synonym of Malluvium devotum (Hedley, 1904) (original combination) Capulus galea Dall, 1889: synonym of Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889) Capulus galeus [sic]: synonym of Capulus galea Dall, 1889: synonym of Hyalorisia galea (Dall, 1889) Capulus hungaricus [sic]: synonym of Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) Capulus intortus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) Capulus kawamurai Habe, 1992: synonym of Capulus danieli (Crosse, 1858) Capulus liberatus Pease, 1868: synonym of Krebsia liberata (Pease, 1868) Capulus lissus E.A. Smith, 1894: synonym of Malluvium lissum (E. A. Smith, 1894) Capulus militaris (Linnaeus, 1771): synonym of Capulus ungaricus (Linnaeus, 1758) Capulus nutatus Hedley, 1908: synonym of Williamia radiata nutata (Hedley, 1908) Capulus radiatus M. Sars, 1851: synonym of Piliscus radiatus (Sars M., 1851): synonym of Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851) Capulus sagittifer Gould, 1852: synonym of Phenacolepas sagittifer (Gould, 1852) Capulus shreevei Conrad, 1869: synonym of Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758) Capulus sycophanta Garrard, 1961: synonym of Capulus danieli (Crosse, 1858) Capulus uncinatus (Hutton, 1873): synonym of Capulus danieli (Crosse, 1858)
According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) the following species names are also in current use OBIS : Capulus Capulus irregularis E. A. Smith, 1895 Capulus paleacea Menke
References
Beu A.G. (2004). "Marine Mollusca of Oxygen Isotope Stages of the Last 2 Million Years in New Zealand. Part 1: Revised Generic Positions and Recognition of Warm-Water and Cool-Water Migrants". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34(2): 192. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca". In: Costello, M.J. et al. (ed.) (2001). European Register of Marine Species: A Check-List of the Marine Species in Europe and a Bibliography of Guides to Their Identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213. Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). "All Mollusca Except Opisthobranchia". In: Gordon, D. (ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp.
External links
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 . Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16