# Capulus simplex

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{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| genus = Capulus
| species = simplex
| authority = [Locard](/source/Arnould_Locard), 1898
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'''''Capulus simplex''''' is a [species](/source/species) of small [sea snail](/source/sea_snail), a marine [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusk](/source/mollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Capulidae](/source/Capulidae), the cap snails.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|138983|''Capulus simplex'' Locard, 1898|||Gofas, S. (2009). Capulus simplex Locard, 1898. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species) at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138983</nowiki> on 5 June 2010}}</ref>

==Description==
The size of the shell attains 28&nbsp;mm.
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==Distribution==
This marine species occurs in European waters and off West Africa.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10477 Locard A. (1897–1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 &#91;1897&#93;, pp.&nbsp;1–516 pl. 1–22; vol. 2 &#91;1898&#93;, pp.&nbsp;1–515, pl. 1–18]
* {{Gastropods.com|key=0|id=10790|title=''Capulus (Capulus) simplex''|access-date=15 January 2019}}

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Category:Capulidae
Category:Gastropods described in 1898
Category:Taxa named by Arnould Locard

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