(Linnaeus, 1758)
Crepidula fornicata
Common Atlantic Slipper Snail
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Calyptraeidae
ANSP 139356
Shell Information
Length (mm): 38-56
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
This shell has a slight curve to one side with a moderately tall curve that can very depending on where this shell was nested as it grew. The interior is divided by a white shelf called or septum. It typically has a tan coloration with some darker streaks.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Nova Scotia to Texas
Depth (m):
0 to 70 meters
Diet:
Suspension feeder
Habitat:
Among seagrass and hard substrates
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138963 on 2021-06-10
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/