BIOTIC Species Information for Crepidula fornicata
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| Researched by | Will Rayment | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Frédérique Viard | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Crepidula fornicata | Common name | Slipper limpet |
| MCS Code | W439 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Mollusca | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Gastropoda | |
| Subclass | Prosobranchia | Order | Mesogastropoda |
| Suborder | Family | Calyptraeidae | |
| Genus | Crepidula | Species | fornicata |
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| Additional Information | Crepidula fornicata is a non-native species. The modern British population is known to have been introduced to Essex between 1887 and 1890 in association with oysters, Crassostrea virginica, imported from North America (Fretter & Graham, 1981; Eno et al., 1997). | ||
| Taxonomy References | Fretter & Graham, 1981, Howson & Picton, 1997, Hayward et al.., 1996, Fish & Fish, 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Eno et al., 1997, | ||
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