Crepidula walshi

Crepidula walshi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Calyptraeoidea
Family:	Calyptraeidae
Genus:	Crepidula
Species:	C. walshi
Binomial name
Crepidula walshi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
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)

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

1. ^ ^{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

• Gastropods.com : Crepidula (Siphopatella) walshi; accessed : 21 May 2011