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  • Crepidula fornicata

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    MikeR

    By MikeR (edited)

    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca Cuvier, 1797
    Class: Gastropoda Cuvier 1797
    Order: Littorinimorpha
    Family: Calyptraeidae
    Genus: Crepidula
    Species: Crepidula fornicata
    Author Citation (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Quaternary
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Pleistocene
    International Age: Calabrian

    Stratigraphy

    Waccamaw Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Michael Reagin
    Date Collected: 03/01/2002
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Height: 53 mm

    Location

    Register Pit
    Columbus County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    Example of stacked individuals.

    Go to fossils Gastropods

    User Feedback


    Plax

    very nice Mike! A good display of the reason for the specific name...

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    MikeR

    What's interesting is they are hermaphrodites.  They start out as males and pile on top of the older females.  Eventually as they mature the males become female.

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