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Family: Calyptraeidae slipper shells



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87 species
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Circumglobal and the Medi

Bostrycapulus aculeata (Gmelin, 1791)

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Bostrycapulus aculeata
[Spiny slippersnail]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL

 
Bostrycapulus aculeatus
[]
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Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis
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Bostrycapulus decorus
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Max. Length 3 cm DL

 
Bostrycapulus odites
[]
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Bostrycapulus tegulicia
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Calyptraea burchi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Calyptraea centralis
[Circular Chinese-hat]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Eastern Atlantic and the

Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus, 1758

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Calyptraea chinensis
[Chinese cup-and-saucer]
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Calyptraea contorta
[]
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Calyptraea edgariana
[]

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Western Pacific

Calyptraea extinctorium Lamarck, 1822

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Calyptraea extinctorium
[Asian cup-and-saucer]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm NG

 
Calyptraea fastigiata
[Pacific Chinese-hat]
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Calyptraea pellucida
[]
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Calyptraea trochiformis
[]
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Crepidula acuta
[]
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Crepidula adunca
[Hooked slipper limpet]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Crepidula aeola
[]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL

 
Crepidula aplysioides
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Crepidula arenata
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL

 
Crepidula argentina
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Crepidula atrasolea
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Crepidula badisparsa
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Crepidula barbudaensis
[]
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Max. Length 5.2 cm DL

 
Crepidula cachimilla
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm DL

 
Crepidula carioca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Crepidula convexa
[Convex slippersnail]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Crepidula cruzana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL

 
Crepidula cymbaeformis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Crepidula depressa
[]
No picture found


 
Crepidula excavata
[]

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris

Eastern Pacific, Western
Max. Length 5 cm DL
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Crepidula fornicata
[Slipper limpet]
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Crepidula gibbosa
[]
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Crepidula glottidiarum
[]

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Eastern Central Atlantic.

Crepidula goreensis (Gmelin, 1791)

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Crepidula goreensis
[Goree slippers shell]
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Crepidula huertae
[]
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Crepidula incurva
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL

 
Crepidula intratesta
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No picture found


 
Crepidula lessonii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL

 
Crepidula maculosa
[Spotted slippersnail]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Crepidula margarita
[]
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Crepidula moulinsii
[]
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Crepidula naticarum
[Cheeky slippersnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Crepidula navicula
[]
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Crepidula norrisiarum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm NG

 
Crepidula nummaria
[Western white slippersnail]
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Crepidula onyx
[Onyx slippersnail]
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Crepidula patula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm NG

 
Crepidula perforans
[White slippersnail]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL

 
Crepidula plana
[Eastern white slippersnail]
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Crepidula porcellana
[]
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Max. Length 3.4 cm DL

 
Crepidula protea
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Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Crepidula pyguaia
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

 
Crepidula riisei
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Crepidula squamosa
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Crepidula striolata
[Ridged slippersnail]
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Crepidula uncata
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Crepidula unguiformis
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Crepidula ustulatulina
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Crepidula walshi
[Walsh's slippery shell]
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Crepidula wolfae
[]
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Crepipatella charybdis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL

 
Crepipatella dilatata
[Slippersnail]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL

 
Crepipatella dorsata
[Pacific half-slippersnail]
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Crepipatella lingulata
[]
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Crepipatella orbiculata
[Round slippersnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm DL

 
Crucibulum auricula
[West Indian cup-and-saucer]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum concameratum
[]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum cyclopium
[]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum lignarium
[]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum monticulus
[]

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Eastern Pacific.

Crucibulum personatum Keen, 1958

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Crucibulum personatum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL

 
Crucibulum planum
[]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum quirinquinae
[]

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Western Atlantic and East
Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
Crucibulum scutellatum (Wood, 1828)

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Crucibulum scutellatum
[]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum serratum
[]

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Circumglobal in warm seas

Crucibulum spinosum (Sowerby I, 1824)

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Crucibulum spinosum
[Spiny cup-and-saucer]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Crucibulum springvaleense
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm DL

 
Crucibulum striatum
[Striate cup-and-saucer]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum subactum
[]
No picture found


 
Crucibulum umbrella
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL

 
Crucibulum waltonense
[]
No picture found


 
Grandicrepidula grandis
[Great slippersnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Infundibulum depressum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL

 
Trochita pileolus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm DL

 
Trochita pileus
[]
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Trochita trochiformis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bostrycapulus aculeata Spiny slippersnail Circumglobal and the Medi 1791
Bostrycapulus aculeatus Western Central Atlantic. 3 DL 1791
Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis Eastern Pacific. 1830
Bostrycapulus decorus Eastern Central Pacific 2019
Bostrycapulus odites Atlantic Ocean. 3 DL 2005
Bostrycapulus tegulicia Eastern Atlantic. 1883
Calyptraea burchi Eastern Atlantic. 1948
Calyptraea centralis Circular Chinese-hat Eastern Central Pacific a 1.5 DL 1841
Calyptraea chinensis Chinese cup-and-saucer Eastern Atlantic and the 1758
Calyptraea contorta Eastern Atlantic and the
Calyptraea edgariana Western Indian Ocean 1898
Calyptraea extinctorium Asian cup-and-saucer Western Pacific 1822
Calyptraea fastigiata Pacific Chinese-hat Northeast Pacific 2.5 NG 1846
Calyptraea pellucida Indo-West Pacific 1859
Calyptraea trochiformis Southeast Pacific 1804
Crepidula acuta Southeast Pacific 1822
Crepidula adunca Hooked slipper limpet Northeast Pacific 1825
Crepidula aeola Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1927
Crepidula aplysioides Western Atlantic. 2.1 DL 1859
Crepidula arenata Western Atlantic. 1834
Crepidula argentina Western Atlantic. 3.9 DL 2000
Crepidula atrasolea Western Central Atlantic. 1.6 DL 2000
Crepidula badisparsa Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 2005
Crepidula barbudaensis Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1969
Crepidula cachimilla Western Atlantic. 5.2 DL 2004
Crepidula carioca Western Atlantic. 3.4 DL 2006
Crepidula convexa Convex slippersnail Western Atlantic. 2 DL 1822
Crepidula cruzana Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1959
Crepidula cymbaeformis Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL 1844
Crepidula depressa Western Central Atlantic. 2 DL 1822
Crepidula excavata Southeast Pacific 1834
Crepidula fornicata Slipper limpet Eastern Pacific, Western 5 DL 1758
Crepidula gibbosa Mediterranean Sea. 1818
Crepidula glottidiarum Mediterranean Sea. 1905
Crepidula goreensis Goree slippers shell Eastern Central Atlantic. 1791
Crepidula huertae Eastern Central Pacific 2019
Crepidula incurva Eastern Central Pacific 1834
Crepidula intratesta Western Atlantic. 4 DL 2006
Crepidula lessonii Western Atlantic. 1834
Crepidula maculosa Spotted slippersnail Western Central Atlantic. 3.5 DL 1846
Crepidula margarita Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 2006
Crepidula moulinsii Mediterranean Sea. 1829
Crepidula naticarum Cheeky slippersnail East Pacific. 1905
Crepidula navicula Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1877
Crepidula norrisiarum Western Atlantic. 1905
Crepidula nummaria Western white slippersnail Northeast Pacific 4 NG 1846
Crepidula onyx Onyx slippersnail Eastern Pacific 1824
Crepidula patula Eastern Pacific. 1830
Crepidula perforans White slippersnail Northeast Pacific 3.8 NG 1846
Crepidula plana Eastern white slippersnail Western Central Atlantic 4 DL 1822
Crepidula porcellana Western Atlantic. 1758
Crepidula protea Western Atlantic. 3.4 DL 1841
Crepidula pyguaia Western Atlantic. 2 DL 2006
Crepidula riisei Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1852
Crepidula squamosa Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1828
Crepidula striolata Ridged slippersnail Eastern Pacific 1851
Crepidula uncata Eastern Pacific 1847
Crepidula unguiformis Mediterranean Sea. 1822
Crepidula ustulatulina Western Central Atlantic. 1.3 DL 2002
Crepidula walshi Walsh's slippery shell Indo-West Pacific. 1859
Crepidula wolfae Northeast Pacific 2019
Crepipatella charybdis Northeast Pacific 1940
Crepipatella dilatata Slippersnail Southeast Pacific and Sou 6 DL 1822
Crepipatella dorsata Pacific half-slippersnail Pacific Ocean 2.5 SHL 1834
Crepipatella lingulata Northeast Pacific 1846
Crepipatella orbiculata Round slippersnail East Pacific. 1919
Crucibulum auricula West Indian cup-and-saucer Western Atlantic. 2.9 DL 1791
Crucibulum concameratum Western Atlantic. 1859
Crucibulum cyclopium Western Atlantic. 1969
Crucibulum lignarium Western Atlantic. 1834
Crucibulum monticulus Western Atlantic. 1969
Crucibulum personatum Eastern Pacific. 1958
Crucibulum planum Western Central Atlantic. 4 DL 1817
Crucibulum quirinquinae Southeast Pacific 1830
Crucibulum scutellatum Western Atlantic and East 3.5 DL 1828
Crucibulum serratum Western Atlantic and East 1834
Crucibulum spinosum Spiny cup-and-saucer Circumglobal in warm seas 1824
Crucibulum springvaleense Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1942
Crucibulum striatum Striate cup-and-saucer Western Atlantic. 3.4 DL 1824
Crucibulum subactum Western Atlantic. 1963
Crucibulum umbrella Western Atlantic. 1830
Crucibulum waltonense Western Atlantic. 3.1 DL 1947
Grandicrepidula grandis Great slippersnail Arctic and Northeast Paci 1849
Infundibulum depressum Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1826
Trochita pileolus Southeast Pacific and Sou 3 DL 1841
Trochita pileus Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.3 DL 1822
Trochita trochiformis Eastern Pacific. Tropica 1778



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