Common name of Crepidula fornicata
 
Common Name Slipper limpet
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Hill, M., R. Baker, G. Broad, P.J. Chandler, G.H. Coop, J. Ellis, D. Jones, C. Hoyland, I. Laing, M. Longshaw, N. Moore, D. Parrott, D. Pearman, C. Preston, R.M. Smith and R. Waters, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'limpet', from Medieval Latin 'lampreda', i.e., 'lamprey', clings tenaciously to someone or something.
 
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