{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic taxobox |fossil_range = {{fossilrange|443.8|0.0}} Silurian to Recent |image = Capulus ungaricus 001.jpg |image_caption = Two shells of ''Capulus ungaricus'' with the periostracum removed |display_parents = 3 |taxon = Capulus |authority = Montfort, 1810 |synonyms = * ''Actita'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 <small>(Unnecessary substitute name for Capulus and Pileopsis)</small> * ''Brocchia'' Bronn, 1828 * ''Capulonix'' <small>Iredale, 1929</small> * ''Pileopsis'' <small>Lamarck, 1822</small> * ''Pileopsis (Brocchia)'' <small>Bronn, 1828</small> |type_species = ''Patella ungarica'' |type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758 }}

'''''Capulus''''' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|137729|''Capulus'' Montfort, 1810|||Gofas, S. (2009). Capulus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137729</nowiki> on 28 May 2012}}</ref>

==Species== Species within the genus ''Capulus'' include: * ''Capulus badius'' <small>Dunker, 1882</small> * ''Capulus californicus'' <small>Dall, 1900</small> * ''Capulus compressus'' <small>E. A. Smith, 1891</small> * ''Capulus daanbantayanensis'' <small>Poppe & Tagaro, 2026</small> * ''Capulus danieli''<small> (Crosse, 1858)</small> * † ''Capulus deurganckensis'' <small>Marquet & Landau, 2006</small> * ''Capulus devexus'' <small>(May, 1916)</small> * ''Capulus dilatatus'' <small>A. Adams, 1860</small> * ''Capulus elegans'' <small>(Tapparone Canefri, 1877)</small> * ''Capulus fragilis'' <small>E. A. Smith, 1904</small> * ''Capulus huangi'' <small>S.-I Huang & Y.-F. Huang, 2012</small> * ''Capulus japonicus'' <small>A. Adams, 1861</small> * ''Capulus kawamurai'' <small>Habe, 1992</small> * ''Capulus ngai'' <small>Thach, 2016</small> * ''Capulus novaezelandiae'' <small>Dell, 1978</small> * ''Capulus otohimeae'' <small>(Habe, 1946)</small> * † ''Capulus partimsinuosus'' <small>(S. V. Wood, 1848)</small> * ''Capulus sericeus'' <small>J. Burch & R. Burch, 1961</small> * ''Capulus simplex'' <small>Locard, 1898</small><ref>{{WRMS species|138983|''Capulus simplex'' Locard, 1898||5 June 2010}}</ref> * † ''Capulus sinuosus'' <small>(Brocchi, 1814)</small> * ''Capulus spondylicola'' <small>Habe, 1967</small> * ''Capulus subcompressus'' <small>Pelseneer, 1903</small><ref>{{WRMS species|197086|''Capulus subcompressus'' Pelseneer, 1903||5 June 2010}}</ref> * ''Capulus ungaricoides'' <small>(d'Orbigny, 1841)</small> * ''Capulus ungaricus'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small><ref>{{WRMS species|138984|''Capulus ungaricus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)||5 June 2010}}</ref> * ''Capulus violaceus'' <small>Angas, 1867</small> thumb|225px|''Capulus danieli'' ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Capulus bicarinatus'' <small>(Pease, 1861a)</small>: synonym of ''Amathina bicarinata'' <small>Pease, 1861</small> * ''Capulus chilensis'' <small>Dall, 1904</small>: synonym of ''Capulus ungaricoides'' <small>(d'Orbigny, 1841)</small> * † ''Capulus corrugatus'' (extinct/fossil):<ref name = ludvigsen>Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 112</ref> synonym of † ''Capulus partimsinuosus'' <small>(S. V. Wood, 1848)</small> * ''Capulus devotus'' <small>Hedley, 1904</small>: synonym of ''Malluvium devotum'' <small>(Hedley, 1904)</small> (original combination) * ''Capulus galea'' <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of ''Hyalorisia galea'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Capulus galeus'' [sic]: synonym of ''Capulus galea'' <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of ''Hyalorisia galea'' <small>(Dall, 1889)</small> * ''Capulus hungaricus'' [sic]: synonym of ''Capulus ungaricus'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> * ''Capulus incurvus'' <small>(Gmelin, 1791</small>): synonym of ''Hipponix incurvus'' <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> * ''Capulus intortus'' (Lamarck, 1822):<ref>{{WRMS species|208544|''Capulus intortus'' (Lamarck, 1822)||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Hipponix incurvus'' <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> * ''Capulus kawamurai'' <small>Habe, 1992</small>: synonym of ''Capulus danieli'' <small>(Crosse, 1858)</small> * ''Capulus liberatus'' <small>Pease, 1868</small>: synonym of ''Krebsia liberata'' <small>(Pease, 1868)</small> * ''Capulus lissus'' <small>E.A. Smith, 1894</small>: synonym of ''Malluvium lissum'' <small>(E. A. Smith, 1894)</small> * ''Capulus militaris'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1771)</small>: synonym of ''Capulus ungaricus'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> * ''Capulus nutatus'' <small>Hedley, 1908</small>: synonym of ''Williamia radiata nutata'' <small>(Hedley, 1908)</small> * ''Capulus radiatus'' <small>M. Sars, 1851</small>: synonym of ''Piliscus radiatus'' <small>(Sars M., 1851)</small>: synonym of ''Piliscus commodus'' <small>(Middendorff, 1851)</small> * ''Capulus sagittifer'' <small>Gould, 1852</small>: synonym of ''Phenacolepas sagittifer'' <small>(Gould, 1852)</small> * ''Capulus shreevei'' <small>Conrad, 1869</small>: synonym of ''Cyrtopleura costata'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> * ''Capulus sycophanta'' <small>Garrard, 1961</small>: synonym of ''Capulus danieli'' <small>(Crosse, 1858)</small> * ''Capulus uncinatus'' <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>: synonym of ''Capulus danieli'' (<small>Crosse, 1858)</small>

According to the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) the following species names are also in current use <ref>[http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/8214 OBIS : Capulus]</ref> * ''Capulus irregularis'' <small>E. A. Smith, 1895</small> * ''Capulus paleacea'' <small>Menke</small>

==References== {{Reflist}} * 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.&nbsp;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== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571 Montfort P. &#91;Denys de&#93;. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 &#91;1808&#93;. Vol. 2: pp.&nbsp;676 + 16]

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Category:Capulidae Category:Gastropod genera Category:Extant Silurian first appearances Category:Taxa named by Pierre Denys de Montfort