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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:HSM.2016.189 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name Slipper Limpet Title Slipper limpet Description Eight American slipper limpet shells, Crepidula fornicata.Slipper limpets are named because of their shape, the mouth of this sea snail has a flat 'shelf' that make it look like a slipper. They grow in stacks, with one slipper limpets attaching to the next. Their shells wash up regularly on beaches in England and Wales. Scientific name (Common Name) Calyptraeidae (Gastropod) Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:HSM.2016.189
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

Slipper Limpet
Title

Slipper limpet
Description

Eight American slipper limpet shells, Crepidula fornicata.Slipper limpets are named because of their shape, the mouth of this sea snail has a flat 'shelf' that make it look like a slipper. They grow in stacks, with one slipper limpets attaching to the next. Their shells wash up regularly on beaches in England and Wales.
Scientific name (Common Name)

Calyptraeidae (Gastropod)

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