Crepidula convexa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Calyptraeoidea |
Family: | Calyptraeidae |
Genus: | Crepidula |
Species: | C. convexa |
Binomial name | |
Crepidula convexa Say, 1822 |
Crepidula convexa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.[1]
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It is native to the eastern coasts of North and Central America, from Canada to Panama.[1]
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[2]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 70 m.[2]