Crepidula nivea

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Name: view 1
View of: Crepidula nivea
Type of resource: still image
Media type: image/tiff
Publisher: Digital object published by Biology Department, Western Washington University.
Physical location: Western Washington University
Identifier (local): Dept_00162_01
Identifier (mabel PID): wwu:41335

Description

Name: Crepidula nivea
Name variants: Genus-species: Crepidula nivea
Old genus-species: Crepidula nivera
Common name: Slipper shell
Description: Multiple, small cream or tan colored shells. Slipper shells living on smooth surfaces have smooth shells, when slipper shells live on rough surfaces they will grow a rough shell. The slipper shell, introduced into oyster beds, robs the oysters of food and choke the besides. Lives on old shells.
Note: Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Calyptraeidae
Known habitat: Common on all American Beaches
Author citation: C. B. Adams, 1852
Collection: Departmental Shell Collection
Type of resource: still image
Media type: image/tiff
Publisher: Digital object published by Biology Department, Western Washington University.
Physical location: Western Washington University
Identifier (local): Dept_00162
Identifier (mabel PID): wwu:41290