Crepidula walshi

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]

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[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)

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


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