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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae slipper shells

Genus: Crepidula

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46 species (see list below)
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Crepidula acuta
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Crepidula adunca
[Hooked slipper limpet]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Crepidula aeola
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Crepidula aplysioides
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Crepidula arenata
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Crepidula argentina
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Crepidula atrasolea
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Crepidula badisparsa
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Crepidula barbudaensis
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Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Crepidula cachimilla
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Max. Length 3.4 cm DL
 
Crepidula carioca
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Crepidula convexa
[Convex slippersnail]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Crepidula cruzana
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Crepidula cymbaeformis
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Crepidula depressa
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Crepidula excavata
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Harvey-Clark, Chris

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm DL
Crepidula fornicata(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Crepidula fornicata
[Slipper limpet]
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Crepidula gibbosa
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Crepidula glottidiarum
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Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Atlantic.

Crepidula goreensis(Gmelin, 1791)

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Crepidula goreensis
[Goree slippers shell]
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Crepidula huertae
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Crepidula incurva
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Crepidula intratesta
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Crepidula lessonii
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Crepidula maculosa
[Spotted slippersnail]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Crepidula margarita
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Crepidula moulinsii
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Crepidula naticarum
[Cheeky slippersnail]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Crepidula navicula
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Crepidula norrisiarum
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Max. Length 4 cm NG
 
Crepidula nummaria
[Western white slippersnail]
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Crepidula onyx
[Onyx slippersnail]
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Crepidula patula
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Max. Length 3.8 cm NG
 
Crepidula perforans
[White slippersnail]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Crepidula plana
[Eastern white slippersnail]
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Crepidula porcellana
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Max. Length 3.4 cm DL
 
Crepidula protea
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Crepidula pyguaia
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Crepidula riisei
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Crepidula squamosa
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Crepidula striolata
[Ridged slippersnail]
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Crepidula uncata
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Crepidula unguiformis
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Crepidula ustulatulina
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Crepidula walshi
[Walsh's slippery shell]
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Crepidula wolfae
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