Range: 46°N to 21°N; 97.2°W to 66.5°W Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 0 to 23 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Synonymy
Crepidula fornicata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758 Crepidula convexa Say, 1822 Crypta convexa (Say, 1822) Crepidula glauca Say, 1822 Crypta glauca (Say, 1822) Crepidula acuta H. C. Lea, 1842
Details
Crepidula convexaSay, 1822a, p. 227-228, [Neotype: Collin 2002, fig. 1A] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: [Eastern] United States [Neotype (Collin 2002:178), West side of barrier island, Wildwood Crest, Cape May, New Jersey, 38°57'N, 74°50'W, intertidal Range: 46°N to 21°N; 97.2°W to 66.5°W Depth: 0 to 70 m (live 0 to 23 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm Distribution: Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida: East Florida, West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Quintana Roo References: Kurtz (1860); A. E. Verrill (1873b) N; Parker (1959) W; Porter (1974) D; Collin (2002) dMT Comments: Records from the Caribbean Basin are misidentifications (see Collin 2002). Combining Genera: Crypta
Crepidula acuta H. C. Lea, 1842, [Synonym] Range: 37.6°N ; 76.5°W Maximum Reported Size: 3 mm Distribution: USA: Virginia References: Wass (1972) NSEWM
Crepidula fornicata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, [Not available] References: Cosel (1986) s Comments: Misidentification by Dautzenberg (1900).
Crepidula glaucaSay, 1822a, p. 226, [Neotype: Collin 2002, fig. 1A] [Objective synonym of valid name] Type Locality: [Eastern] United States [Neotype (Collin 2002), West side of barrier island, Wildwood Crest, Cape May, New Jersey, 38°57'N, 74°50'W, intertidal Range: 44.3°N to 21.5°N; 96.5°W to 68.3°W Depth: 11 m (live 11 m) Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm Distribution: USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia References: Gould (1841) M; Kurtz (1860); Verrill & Smith (1874) s; Pilsbry (1890a); Procter (1933) DdLlNE; Collin (2002) sT; Simone (2006a) Comments: Objective synonym of C. convexa, by neotype designation of Collin (2002: 181). Combining Genera: Crypta
Partial List of References
Say, T. 1822. An account of some of the marine shells of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 221-248, 257-276, 302-325. [Stated date: -- Jun 1822; true date: -- Jul 1822.]
