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Mediterranean slippersnail

Crepidula unguiformis

Classification

Crepidula, commonly known as the slipper snails, slipper limpets, or slipper shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae. This family includes the slipper snails (Crepidula), hat snails (Calyptraea), spiny slipper snails (Bostrycapulus), and cup-and-saucer snails (Crucibulum) as well as Crepipatella, Siphopatella, Grandicrepidula, and Maoricrypta. These recent changes in the definition of Crepidula are based on both DNA sequence data as well as anatomical work.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 4