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Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Littorinimorpha
family
Calyptraeidae
genus
Crepidula
species
Crepidula fornicata

Name

Synonyms
Crepidula densata Conrad, 1843
Crepidula virginica Conrad, 1870
Crypta densata Conrad, 1843
Crypta fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Crypta nautarum Mörch, 1877
Crypta nauturum Mörch, 1877
Patella fornicata Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
American Slipper Limpet in English
American Slipper Limpet in English
American Slipper-Limpet in English
American Slipper-Limpet in English
American limpet in language.
American slipper limpet in English
American slipper-limpet in English
Amerikaans muiltje in Dutch
Amerikanische Pantoffelschnecke in German
Common Atlantic Slippersnail in English
Oyster-Pest in English
Oyster-Pest in English
Pantoffelschnecke in German
Pantoffelschnecke in German
Pantoffelsnecke in language.
Porzellanpantoffel in German
Slipper Limpet in English
Slipper Limpet in English
Slipper Shell in English
Slipper Shell in English
Slipper limpet in English
Toffelsneg in language.
Tøffelsnegl in Danish
berlingot de mer in French
common Atlantic slippersnail in English
common Atlantic slippersnail in language.
common Atlantic slippersnail in English
crépidule in French
crépidule in language.
crépidule pontée in French
gewoon muiltje in Dutch
muiltje in Dutch
ostronpest in Swedish
oyster-pest in English
oyster-pest in language.
slipper in Dutch
slipper limpet in language.
slipper limpet in English
slipper shell in English
slippertje in Dutch
tøffelsnegl in language.
American Slipper Limpet in English
Common Atlantic Slippersnail in English
Muiltje in Dutch
muiltje in Dutch
muiltje in Dutch
ostronpest in Swedish
ostronpest in Swedish
American slipper limpet in English
American slipper limpet in English

Bibliographic References

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  2. Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974].
  3. Adams, C. B. (1839). Observations on some species of the marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2: 262-288, pl. 4.
  4. Adams, C. B. (1839). Observations on some species of the marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species. <em>Boston Journal of Natural History.</em> 2: 262-288, pl. 4.
  5. Alastair Graham, F.R.S. (1988)
  6. Blanchard, M. (1997). Spread of the slipper limpet <i>Crepidula fornicata</i> (L. 1758) in Europe. Current state and consequences. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 61 (Sup 2): 109-118.
  7. Blanchard, M. (1997). Spread of the slipper limpet <i>Crepidula fornicata</i> (L. 1758) in Europe. Current state and consequences. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 61 (Sup 2): 109-118.
  8. Collin R. (2019). Calyptraeidae from the northeast Pacific (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 107-130.
  9. Collin R. (2019). Calyptraeidae from the northeast Pacific (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 107-130.
  10. Collin, R. (1995). Sex, size, and position: A test of models predicting size at sex change in the protandrous gastropod <i>Crepidula fornicata</i>. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 146(6): 815-831.
  11. Collin, R. (1995). Sex, size, and position: A test of models predicting size at sex change in the protandrous gastropod <i>Crepidula fornicata</i>. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 146(6): 815-831.
  12. Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe DAISIE (2003-2016) Alien Species Database. http://www.europe-aliens.org (accessed 2016). http://www.europe-aliens.org
  13. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO (2016) Fisheries and Aquaculture topics. Introduction of species. Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Rome. http://www.fao.org/fishery/introsp/search/en (accessed 2016). http://www.fao.org/fishery/introsp/search/en
  14. GB Non-native Species Secretariat (2016) GB Non-native Species Information Portal. https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm (accessed 2016). https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/nonnativespecies/home/index.cfm
  15. Gollasch S, Haydar D, Minchin D, et al. (2009) Introduced Aquatic Species of the North Sea Coasts and Adjacent Brackish Waters. In: Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems. Ecological Studies 204:507-528. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79236-9_29
  16. Hoagland, K.E. 1977. Systematic review of fossil and recent <i>Crepidula</i> and discussion of the evolution of the Calyptraeidae. <i>Malacologia</i>, 16(2): 353-420.
  17. Hoagland, K.E. 1977. Systematic review of fossil and recent <i>Crepidula</i> and discussion of the evolution of the Calyptraeidae. <i>Malacologia</i>, 16(2): 353-420.
  18. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG (2016) Global Invasive Species Database. http://www.issg.org/database (accessed 2016). http://www.issg.org/database
  19. Johnson, C. W. (1926). The abundance of <i>Crepidula fornicata</i> L. at Nantucket, Mass. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 40(2): 68.
  20. Johnson, C. W. (1926). The abundance of <i>Crepidula fornicata</i> L. at Nantucket, Mass. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 40(2): 68.
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