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COLNH:2019.1098

Colchester Collections

Gastropoda, American slipper limpet

Ten American slipper limpet shells, Crepidula fornicata. One has a broken shell and one has a slipper limpet fused to its top.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.

Crepidula fornicata (Gastropod)

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