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Eastern White Slippersnail
Crepidula plana
731 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
- 731 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Eastern OysterCrassostrea virginica
Prickly JingleHeteranomia squamula
European Flat OysterOstrea edulis
Common JingleAnomia simplex
Black-foot Slipper SnailCrepidula atrasolea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,616 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 490 |
| Massachusetts | 474 |
| North Carolina | 234 |
| New York | 195 |
| Quebec | 168 |
| Nova Scotia | 156 |
| Georgia | 147 |
| South Carolina | 147 |
| Alabama | 129 |
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 Eastern White Slippersnail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.