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Crepidula williamsi Coe, 1947
572278 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:572278)
accepted
Species
marine
Coe W.R. (1947). Biology of <i>Crepidula williamsi</i>, a new species of prosobranch gastropod from the Pacific coast. <em>Journal of Morphology.</em> 81: 241–248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1050810206
page(s): 241, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 241, fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Baja California
type locality contained in Baja California [details]
Distribution From Santa Barbara, California, to San Martin Island, Baja California. Intertidal to at least 30 meters in shells occupied...
Distribution From Santa Barbara, California, to San Martin Island, Baja California. Intertidal to at least 30 meters in shells occupied by hermit crabs. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Crepidula williamsi Coe, 1947. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=572278 on 2025-09-11
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Coe W.R. (1947). Biology of <i>Crepidula williamsi</i>, a new species of prosobranch gastropod from the Pacific coast. <em>Journal of Morphology.</em> 81: 241–248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1050810206
page(s): 241, fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Collin R. (2019). Calyptraeidae from the northeast Pacific (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 107-130., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.12
page(s): 123, fig. 5F [details]
additional source Hoagland, K.E. 1977. Systematic review of fossil and recent <i>Crepidula</i> and discussion of the evolution of the Calyptraeidae. <i>Malacologia</i>, 16(2): 353-420., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13131436 [details]
status source Collin R. (2003) The utility of morphological characters in gastropod phylogenetics: an example from the Calyptraeidae. <i>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 78: 541–593. [details]
page(s): 241, fig. 6 [details]
basis of record Collin R. (2019). Calyptraeidae from the northeast Pacific (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 107-130., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.12
page(s): 123, fig. 5F [details]
additional source Hoagland, K.E. 1977. Systematic review of fossil and recent <i>Crepidula</i> and discussion of the evolution of the Calyptraeidae. <i>Malacologia</i>, 16(2): 353-420., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13131436 [details]
status source Collin R. (2003) The utility of morphological characters in gastropod phylogenetics: an example from the Calyptraeidae. <i>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society</i> 78: 541–593. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution From Santa Barbara, California, to San Martin Island, Baja California. Intertidal to at least 30 meters in shells occupied by hermit crabs. [details]
