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Convex Slippersnail
Crepidula convexa
317 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 317 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Hooked SlippersnailCrepidula aduncaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,515 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 269 |
| New York | 200 |
| Connecticut | 138 |
| New Jersey | 127 |
| North Carolina | 126 |
| California | 80 |
| Virginia | 70 |
| Rhode Island | 41 |
| South Carolina | 34 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Slippersnails · Calyptraeidae |
| Genus | Typical Slippersnails · Crepidula |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Convex Slippersnail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.