Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Calyptraeoidea > Family Calyptraeidae > Genus Calyptraea

Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Patella Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Calyptraea*	Lamarck, 1799	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Calyptraea sinensis*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Patella sinensis*	[sic]	orthographic variant
*Calyptraea chinensis var. fusca*	Issel, 1878	synonym
*Calyptraea chinensis var. spirata*	Monterosato, 1890	synonym
*Calyptraea laevigata*	Lamarck, 1822	synonym
*Calyptraea polii*	(Scacchi, 1832)	synonym
*Calyptraea sinensis var. coralligena*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Calyptraea sinensis var. elliptica*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Calyptraea succinea*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Calyptraea vulgaris*	R. A. Philippi, 1836	synonym
*Patella muricata*	Brocchi, 1814	synonym
*Patella poli*	Scacchi, 1832	synonym
*Trochita phlyctiphera*	Rochebrune, 1883	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: Chinees hoedje sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.

English: Chinaman's hat; Chinese cupand-saucer limpet; Chinese hat sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.;Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.

French: chapeau chinois sources: Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gévaert, F.; Massé, C.; Foveau, A.; Desroy, N.; Grulois, D. (2011). Les espèces marines animales et végétales introduites dans le bassin Artois-Picardie . UMR CNRS 8187 LOG/Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie: Douai. 138 pp.

German: Chinesenhut; Chinesenhütchen sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

Greek: Κινέζικο καπέλο

Literature

basis of record	Landau, B. M.; Ceulemans, L.; Van Dingenen, F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. Cainozoic Research. 18 (2): 177-368.
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. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Brunetti, M. & Della Bella, G. (2024). Conchiglie fossili di Pradalbino. Palermo: Edizioni Danaus. 183 pp.
additional source	Wyatt, H. V. (1961). The reproduction, growth and distribution of Calyptraea chinensis (L.). Journal of Animal Ecology. 30(2): 283.

Genbank

External Links

Marine Life Information Network - UK

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138961