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The Atlantic Slipper Shell (Crepidula fornicata); up to about 1.5 inches ... The Eastern white slipper shell (Crepidula plana) is white and flattened, sometimes a little convex or concave, while the Atlantic slipper shell (photos) is arched with brown markings and an apex that is bent downward to one side at the back.
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www.assateague.com/slipper.html
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Common slipper shell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The common slipper shell , Crepidula fornicata , has many other common names including common Atlantic slippersnail , boat shell , quarterdeck shell , and it is known in Britain as the "comm...
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The Atlantic slipper shell, Crepidula fornicata, reaches approximately 1 - 2.5 inches in length. The shell is ovate and limpet-like, with the apex bent downward posteriorly. Shells height is highly variable, ranging from tall and strongly arched to flat and low.
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www.sms.si.edu/IRLFieldGuide/Crepid_fornic.htm
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; (Eastern white slipper shell) ... These three North Atlantic species cannot be distinguished on the basis of adult shell morphology. Species with similar shells also occur in California, Chile, New Zealand, and the Mediterranean. C. atrasolea has both a flat, white shell and a black or sooty foot.
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www.sms.si.edu/irlSpec/Crepid_atrasol.htm
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Sometimes the Common Atlantic Slipper Shell is found washed ashore attached to another shell, perhaps an Olive Shell, or even another Crepidula fornicata. The Slipper Shell often lives in stacks or chains since it likes to attach itself to others of its kind.
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www.mitchellspublications.com/guides/shells/articles/00...
www.mitchellspublications.com/guides/shells/articles/0013/
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Eastern White Slipper Shells are generally less “humped” than the Common Atlantic Slipper Shell. In fact, Crepidula plana may be rather flat, convex, or even concave. The apex usually is not turned to one side.
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www.mitchellspublications.com/guides/shells/articles/00...
www.mitchellspublications.com/guides/shells/articles/0014/
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Atlantic slipper shell (snail), ...or flattened shell has a decklike half partition inside. Slipper shells occur worldwide in shallow waters. Adults are fixed to rocks or live within the empty shells of other mollusks. ... species of slipper shell (in slipper shell (gastropod))
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www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/41243/Atlantic-slipp...
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/41243/Atlantic-slipper-shell
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Amber Pen Shell; Angel Wing; Apple Murex; Atlantic Bay Scallop; Atlantic Deep-sea Scallop; Atlantic Dogwinkle; Atlantic Oyster Drill; Atlantic Surf Clam; Atlantic Thorny Oyster; Atlantic Winged Oyster; Banded Tulip; Black Abalone; Black Katy Chiton; Black Turban Snail; Bleeding Tooth;
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