Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Family: Calyptraeidae slipper shells (See list of species below)

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65 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Bostrycapulus aculeata [Spiny slippersnail]	No picture found Bostrycapulus aculeatus []	No picture found Bostrycapulus decorus []
No picture found Bostrycapulus odites []	No picture found Bostrycapulus tegulicia []	No picture found Calyptraea centralis [Circular Chinese-hat]
Calyptraea chinensis [Chinese cup-and-saucer]	No picture found Calyptraea edgariana []	Calyptraea extinctorium [Asian cup-and-saucer]
No picture found Calyptraea fastigiata [Pacific Chinese-hat]	No picture found Calyptraea pellucida []	No picture found Calyptraea trochiformis []
No picture found Crepidula adunca [Hooked slipper limpet]	No picture found Crepidula aeola []	No picture found Crepidula aplysioides []
No picture found Crepidula argentina []	No picture found Crepidula atrasolea []	No picture found Crepidula badisparsa []
No picture found Crepidula barbudaensis []	No picture found Crepidula cachimilla []	No picture found Crepidula carioca []
No picture found Crepidula convexa [Convex slippersnail]	No picture found Crepidula cruzana []	No picture found Crepidula cymbaeformis []
No picture found Crepidula depressa []	No picture found Crepidula excavata []	Crepidula fornicata [Slipper limpet]
No picture found Crepidula gibbosa []	Crepidula goreensis [Goree slippers shell]	No picture found Crepidula huertae []
No picture found Crepidula intratesta []	No picture found Crepidula maculosa [Spotted slippersnail]	No picture found Crepidula margarita []
No picture found Crepidula moulinsii []	No picture found Crepidula navicula []	No picture found Crepidula nummaria [Western white slippersnail]
No picture found Crepidula onyx [Onyx slippersnail]	No picture found Crepidula perforans [White slippersnail]	No picture found Crepidula plana [Eastern white slippersnail]
No picture found Crepidula porcellana []	No picture found Crepidula protea []	No picture found Crepidula pyguaia []
No picture found Crepidula riisei []	No picture found Crepidula squamosa []	No picture found Crepidula striolata [Ridged slippersnail]
No picture found Crepidula unguiformis []	No picture found Crepidula ustulatulina []	No picture found Crepidula walshi [Walsh's slippery shell]
No picture found Crepidula wolfae []	No picture found Crepipatella dilatata [Slippersnail]	No picture found Crepipatella dorsata [Pacific half-slippersnail]
No picture found Crepipatella lingulata []	No picture found Crucibulum auricula [West Indian cup-and-saucer]	No picture found Crucibulum planum []
No picture found Crucibulum quirinquinae []	Crucibulum scutellatum []	Crucibulum spinosum [Spiny cup-and-saucer]
No picture found Crucibulum springvaleense []	No picture found Crucibulum striatum [Striate cup-and-saucer]	No picture found Crucibulum waltonense []
No picture found Grandicrepidula grandis [Great slippersnail]	No picture found Infundibulum depressum []	No picture found Trochita pileolus []
No picture found Trochita pileus []	No picture found Trochita trochiformis []

65 Species of Family Calyptraeidae
(slipper shells)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Bostrycapulus aculeata	Spiny slippersnail	Circumglobal and the Medi
Bostrycapulus aculeatus		Western Central Atlantic.	3 DL
Bostrycapulus decorus		Eastern Central Pacific
Bostrycapulus odites		Atlantic Ocean.	3 DL
Bostrycapulus tegulicia		Eastern Atlantic.
Calyptraea centralis	Circular Chinese-hat	Eastern Central Pacific a	1.5 DL
Calyptraea chinensis	Chinese cup-and-saucer	Eastern Atlantic and the
Calyptraea edgariana		Western Indian Ocean
Calyptraea extinctorium	Asian cup-and-saucer	Western Pacific
Calyptraea fastigiata	Pacific Chinese-hat	Northeast Pacific	2.5 NG
Calyptraea pellucida		Indo-West Pacific
Calyptraea trochiformis		Southeast Pacific
Crepidula adunca	Hooked slipper limpet	Northeast Pacific
Crepidula aeola		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Crepidula aplysioides		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL
Crepidula argentina		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL
Crepidula atrasolea		Western Central Atlantic.	1.58 DL
Crepidula badisparsa		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL
Crepidula barbudaensis		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL
Crepidula cachimilla		Western Atlantic.	5.22 DL
Crepidula carioca		Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL
Crepidula convexa	Convex slippersnail	Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Crepidula cruzana		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL
Crepidula cymbaeformis		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL
Crepidula depressa		Western Central Atlantic.	2 DL
Crepidula excavata		Southeast Pacific
Crepidula fornicata	Slipper limpet	Eastern Pacific, Western	5 DL
Crepidula gibbosa		Mediterranean Sea.
Crepidula goreensis	Goree slippers shell	Eastern Central Atlantic.
Crepidula huertae		Eastern Central Pacific
Crepidula intratesta		Western Atlantic.	4 DL
Crepidula maculosa	Spotted slippersnail	Western Central Atlantic.	3.5 DL
Crepidula margarita		Western Atlantic.	1.78 DL
Crepidula moulinsii		Mediterranean Sea.
Crepidula navicula		Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Crepidula nummaria	Western white slippersnail	Northeast Pacific	4 NG
Crepidula onyx	Onyx slippersnail	Eastern Pacific
Crepidula perforans	White slippersnail	Northeast Pacific	3.8 NG
Crepidula plana	Eastern white slippersnail	Western Central Atlantic	4 DL
Crepidula porcellana		Western Atlantic.
Crepidula protea		Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL
Crepidula pyguaia		Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Crepidula riisei		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL
Crepidula squamosa		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Crepidula striolata	Ridged slippersnail	Eastern Pacific
Crepidula unguiformis		Mediterranean Sea.
Crepidula ustulatulina		Western Central Atlantic.	1.32 DL
Crepidula walshi	Walsh's slippery shell	Indo-West Pacific.
Crepidula wolfae		Northeast Pacific
Crepipatella dilatata	Slippersnail	Southeast Pacific and Sou	6 DL
Crepipatella dorsata	Pacific half-slippersnail	Pacific Ocean	2.5 SHL
Crepipatella lingulata		Northeast Pacific
Crucibulum auricula	West Indian cup-and-saucer	Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL
Crucibulum planum		Western Central Atlantic.	4 DL
Crucibulum quirinquinae		Southeast Pacific
Crucibulum scutellatum		Western Atlantic and East	3.5 DL
Crucibulum spinosum	Spiny cup-and-saucer	Circumglobal in warm seas
Crucibulum springvaleense		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Crucibulum striatum	Striate cup-and-saucer	Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL
Crucibulum waltonense		Western Atlantic.	3.1 DL
Grandicrepidula grandis	Great slippersnail	Arctic and Northeast Paci
Infundibulum depressum		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Trochita pileolus		Southeast Pacific and Sou	3 DL
Trochita pileus		Southeast Pacific and Sou	2.3 DL
Trochita trochiformis		Eastern Pacific. Tropica

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