Common name of Crepidula fornicata
 
Common Name American slipper-limpet
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier locality/area
Remarks 'limpet', from Medieval Latin 'lampreda', i.e., 'lamprey', clings tenaciously to someone or something. Also Ref. 77129, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 122997.
 
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