Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet)

Crepidula fornicata (Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrepidula fornicata (Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet)
FamilyCALYPTRAEIDAE (slipper limpets)
SuperfamilyCALYPTRAEOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crepidula fornicata (Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() The Bishop Group 2011 *** Marine Aliens - Identification guide for selected marine non-native species ***(Superseded) 2nd edition, 24pp, Marine Biological Association
Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Slipper Limpet

Crepidula fornicata (Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Crepidula fornicata (Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Crepidula fornicata (Slipper Limpet, American Slipper Limpet)
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