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Hooked slippersnail

Crepidula adunca G. B. Sowerby I, 1825

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The hooked slippersnail (Crepidula adunca) is a species in the family Calyptraeidae, order Littorinimorpha.

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Quick facts about the hooked slippersnail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hooked slippersnail live?

Not recorded

Is the hooked slippersnail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the hooked slippersnail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLittorinimorpha
  5. familyCalyptraeidae
  6. genusCrepidula
  7. SpeciesCrepidula adunca G. B. Sowerby I, 1825

Synonyms Crepidula rostriformis, Crepidula solida, Crepidula uncata, Crypta rostralis, Garnotia adunca, Garnotia solida

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • lapa pantuflaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the hooked slippersnail

Other species in the same genus Crepidula.

Boat shell

Crepidula fornicata

CalyptraeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the hooked slippersnail?

The hooked slippersnail (Crepidula adunca) belongs to the family Calyptraeidae in the order Littorinimorpha.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hooked slippersnail (Crepidula adunca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooked-slippersnail

MLA

“Hooked slippersnail (Crepidula adunca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooked-slippersnail.

BibTeX
@misc{hooked_slippersnail_2026,
  title = {Hooked slippersnail (Crepidula adunca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooked-slippersnail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}