Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
()
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Calyptraeoidea
()
- J.B.P.A. de Lamarck, 1809
- Family:
Calyptraeidae
()
- J.B.P.A. de Lamarck, 1809
- Slipper Snails and Shelf Limpets
- Genus:
Crepidula
()
- Lamarck, 1799
- Specific name:
patula
- Scientific name: - Crepidula patula
- Specific name:
patula
- Genus:
Crepidula
(
- Family:
Calyptraeidae
(
- Superfamily:
Calyptraeoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Crepidula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. aculeata (Spiny Slippersnail) · C. adunca (Hooked Slippersnail) · C. convexa (Convex Slippersnail) · C. fornicata (Common Atlantic Slippersnail) · C. grandis (Great Slippersnail) · C. maculosa (Spotted Slippersnail) · C. naticarum (Cheeky Slippersnail) · C. nummaria (Western White Slippersnail) · C. onyx (Onyx Slippersnail) · C. perforans (White Slippersnail) · C. plana (Eastern White Slippersnail) · C. striolata (Ridged Slippersnail) · C. unguiformis (European White Slipper-Shell)
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Further Reading
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- Bibliography of North American conchology previous to the year 1860: prepared for the Smithsonian Institution / by W. G. Binney. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1863-1864. url p. 467.
- Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan shells in the British Museum, collected by Frederick Reigen / described by Philip P. Carpenter. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1857. url p. 272.
- Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British museum. London, Printed by order of the trustees, 1857. url .
- Journal of conchology. London: D. Bogue. url p. 101.
- Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 127.
- Marine mollusca of Madras and the immediate neighbourhood; notes on a collection of marine shells from Lively Island, Falklands; and other papers, ManchesterJ.E. Gornish1898 url p. 101.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 5 1864 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 467.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1911909
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3992007
