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Crepidula fornicata

Geological Range

Early Miocene to Late Pleistocene; Recent.

Paleogeographic Distribution

Southern Florida to Virginia.

Remarks

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog and WoRMS.

This species has multiple common names, including boat shell, common Atlantic slipper snail, quarterdeck shell, fornicating slipper snail, common slipper limpet, and Atlantic slipper limpet.

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Late Pleistocene
Anastasia Formation (S. FL, N. FL)
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation (S. FL)
Fort Thompson Formation (S. FL)
Fort Thompson Formation? (S. FL)
Neuse Formation (NC)
Pamlico Formation (S. FL)
Pamlico Formation (S. FL, N. FL)
Pamlico Formation (SC)
Middle Pleistocene
Bermont Formation (S. FL)
Bermont Formation? (S. FL)
Canepatch Formation (SC)
Early Pleistocene
Bear Bluff Formation (SC)
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Chowan River Formation (VA)
James City Formation (NC)
Nashua Formation (N. FL)
Waccamaw Formation (SC, NC)
Late Pliocene
Duplin Formation (SC, NC)
Duplin / Raysor formations (GA)
Jackson Bluff Formation (N. FL)
Raysor Formation (GA, SC, NC)
Tamiami Formation (S. FL)
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
Yorktown Formation (NC, VA)
Yorktown Formation (Moore House Member) (VA)
Early Pliocene
Goose Creek Limestone (GA)
Middle Miocene
Shoal River Formation (N. FL)
St. Marys Formation (VA) (Age not resolved beyond "Miocene")
Early Miocene
Chipola Formation (N. FL)
Oak Grove Sand (N. FL)
<i>Crepidula fornicata</i> from the Early Pleistocene Nashua Fm. of St. Johns County, Florida (UF 200966).
Crepidula fornicata from the Early Pleistocene Nashua Fm. of St. Johns County, Florida (UF 200966).
Multiple specimens of <i>Crepidula fornicata</i> from the Early Pleistocene Nashua Fm. of St. Johns County, Florida (UF 200965).
Multiple specimens of Crepidula fornicata from the Early Pleistocene Nashua Fm. of St. Johns County, Florida (UF 200965).
Late Pleistocene Map
Late Pleistocene Map
Middle Pleistocene Map
Middle Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Early Pliocene Map
Early Pliocene Map
Middle Miocene Map
Middle Miocene Map
Early Miocene Map
Early Miocene Map<