Crepidula walshi

Species of gastropod

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)

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]

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

^ ^a ^b 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 .