Crepidula walshi

Siphopatella walshi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Calyptraeoidea
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Siphopatella
Species:	S. walshi
Binomial name
	Siphopatella walshi; (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858)
Synonyms
	Calyptraea plana Adams & Reeve, 1850; Crepidula excisa Philippi, 1849; Crepidula orbella Yokoyama, 1920; Crepidula plana (Adams & Reeve, 1850); Crepidula scabies Reeve, 1859; Crypta lamellosa A. Adams, 1862; Crypta walshi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858; Ergaea walshi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858);

Siphopatella walshi (Syn. Crepidula walshi), common name : the eastern white slipper limpet, is a species of small sea snail, a slipper snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species can be found along Vietnam and Japan.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 41 mm.

References

^ ^a ^b Crepidula walshi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858). WoRMS (2009). Crepidula walshi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858) . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572102 on 21 May 2011 .

External links

"Crepidula (Siphopatella) walshi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Crepidula walshi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858). WoRMS (2009). Crepidula walshi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858) . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572102 on 21 May 2011 .

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