World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) - Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)

WRiMS taxon details

Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

138963 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138963)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Crepidula Lamarck, 1799

Original name

Patella fornicata Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 781, n. 658 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138963 on 2026-06-02

Thematic species database citation

Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138963 on 2026-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 781, n. 658 [details] Available for editors

context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. BioInvasions Records. 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hoagland, K. E. (1979). The behavior of three sympatic species of Crepidula (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Atlantic, with implications for evolutionary ecology. The Nautilus. 93(4): 143-149, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275205 [details]

additional source Abbott, R. T. (1974). American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Mansfield, W. C. (1930). Miocene gastropods and scaphopods of the Choctawhatchee Formation of Florida. Florida State Geological Survey, Bulletin. 3: 1-185, 21 pls., available online at https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00000437/00001
page(s): 116-118 [details]

additional source Hoagland, K.E. 1977. Systematic review of fossil and recent Crepidula and discussion of the evolution of the Calyptraeidae. Malacologia, 16(2): 353-420., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13131436 [details]

additional source McNeill, G.; Nunn, J.; Minchin, D. (2010). The slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus, 1758 becomes established in Ireland. Aquatic Invasions 5(Suppl. 1): S21-S25., available online at http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2010/Supplement/AI_2010_5_S1_McNeill_etal.pdf [details]

additional source Blanchard, M. (1997). Spread of the slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata (L. 1758) in Europe. Current state and consequences. Scientia Marina. 61 (Sup 2): 109-118. [details] Available for editors

additional source Maury, C. J. (1925). A further contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad (Miocene Horizons). Bulletins of American Paleontology. 10(42): 153-402, pls. 1-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32509152
page(s): 396 [details]

additional source Collin, R. (1995). Sex, size, and position: A test of models predicting size at sex change in the protandrous gastropod Crepidula fornicata. American Naturalist. 146(6): 815-831., available online at http://www.stri.si.edu/sites/publications/PDFs/Collin_AmNat.pdf [details]

additional source Rawlings, T. A.; Aker, J. M.; Brunel, P. (2011). Clarifying the Northern Distributional Limits of the Slipper Limpet Crepidula fornicata in the Northwestern Atlantic. American Malacological Bulletin. 29(1-2): 105-119., available online at https://doi.org/10.4003/006.029.0202 [details] Available for editors

additional source Adams, C. B. (1839). Observations on some species of the marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species. Boston Journal of Natural History. 2: 262-288, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266920
page(s): 278-279 [details]

additional source Collin R. (2019). Calyptraeidae from the northeast Pacific (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). Zoosymposia. 13: 107-130., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.12
page(s): 117, figs 1C, 4C [details]

additional source Stearns, R. E. C. (1897). Quarter-jacks and jingles. The Nautilus. 11(4): 38-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1774612 [details]

additional source Winkley, H. W. (1892). A few additional notes on Crepidula. The Nautilus. 6(6): 63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42789015 [details]

additional source Johnson, C. W. (1926). The abundance of Crepidula fornicata L. at Nantucket, Mass. The Nautilus. 40(2): 68., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523201 [details]

additional source Orton, J. H. (1927). Is the American slipper-limpet (Crepidula fornicata) an oyster pest?. The Nautilus. 40(3): 102-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523237 [details]

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]

ecology source Richard J., Huet M., Thouzeau G. & Paulet Y.-M. (2006). Reproduction of the invasive slipper limpet, Crepidula fornicata, in the Bay of Brest, France. Marine Biology. 149(4): 789-801., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0157-4 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Ireland (Nation) : Rare [details]

Introduced species abundance in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in United Kingdom part of the English Channel (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Common [details]

Introduced species impact in Celtic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Denmark (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in France (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Germany (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Greece (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Ireland (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Irish part of the Irish Sea and St. George's Channel (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Norway (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Spain (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Belgian part of the North Sea : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in France (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in North Atlantic Ocean (IHO Sea Area) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Norway (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the Celtic Sea (Marine Region) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Water abstraction or nuisance fouling [details]

Introduced species remark In Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Casual visitor to marine waters off Malta [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: deliberate [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Norway (Nation) : Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Spain (Nation) : Debris: transport of species on human generated debris [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Norway (Nation) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom part of the North Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Aquaculture: accidental [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Belgian part of the North Sea: Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in United Kingdom (Nation) : Shipping [details]

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