Crepidula unguiformis Lamarck 1822 (slipper shell)

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Alternative combination: Crepidula (Janacus) unguiformis

Belongs to Crepidula according to M. M. Brunetti and G. Vecchi 2015

Sister taxa: Calyptraea (Crepidula) protea, Crepidula (Crepidula), Crepidula (Garnotia), Crepidula (Ianacus), Crepidula (Janacus), Crepidula (Spirocrypta), Crepidula adunca, Crepidula aeola, Crepidula aplysioides, Crepidula arenata, Crepidula bractea, Crepidula convexa, Crepidula cymbaeformis, Crepidula depressa, Crepidula deprima, Crepidula diminutiva, Crepidula dumosa, Crepidula excavata, Crepidula falconeri, Crepidula fornicata, Crepidula gatunensis, Crepidula gibbosa, Crepidula incurva, Crepidula iniquita, Crepidula lessonii, Crepidula lirata, Crepidula maculosa, Crepidula naticarum, Crepidula navicula, Crepidula nivea, Crepidula norrisiarum, Crepidula nummaria, Crepidula onyx, Crepidula pabloensis, Crepidula perforans, Crepidula plana, Crepidula praerupta, Crepidula princeps, Crepidula rostralis, Crepidula rugosa, Crepidula rugosa, Crepidula saugusensis, Crepidula sookensis, Crepidula tainohataensis, Crepidula ungana

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (5 collections)

• Pliocene of Italy (5), Spain (1)

• Miocene of Australia (1)

• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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