Crepidula onyx Onyx Slippersnail

Crepidula onyx is commonly referred to as Onyx Slippersnail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Jeff Goddard, USA

Low tide neighbors,Crepidula onyx and juvenile Bat star, found as is on the underside of a low intertidal boulder.2022

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lexID:: 14861
AphiaID:: 397063

Scientific:: Crepidula onyx
German:: Onyx Pantoffelschnecke
English:: Onyx Slippersnail

Category:: Slakken

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Calyptraeidae (Family) > Crepidula (Genus) > onyx (Species)
Initial determination:: G. B. Sowerby I, 1824

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Chile, China, Corea, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Invasive Species, Japan, Peru, USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Crepidula adunca
Haken Pantoffelschnecke
Crepidula aeola
Crepidula aplysioides
Crepidula arenata
Crepidula argentina
Crepidula atrasolea
Crepidula badisparsa
Crepidula cachimilla
Crepidula carioca
Crepidula cerithicola
Crepidula complanata
Crepidula convexa
Crepidula coquimbensis
Crepidula cymbaeformis
Crepidula depressa
Crepidula excavata
Crepidula fimbriata
Crepidula fornicata
Amerikanische Pantoffelschnecke
Crepidula glottidiarum
Crepidula incurva
Crepidula intratesta
Crepidula lessonii
Crepidula maculosa
Crepidula margarita
Crepidula moulinsii
Crepidula naticarum
Crepidula navicella
Crepidula navicula
Crepidula nivea
Crepidula norrisiarum
Crepidula nummaria
Crepidula onyx
Onyx Pantoffelschnecke
Crepidula perforans
Crepidula philippiana
Crepidula plana
Crepidula porcellana
Porzellan-Pantoffelschnecke
Crepidula protea
Crepidula pyguaia
Crepidula rostrata
Crepidula striolata
Crepidula unguiformis
Crepidula ustulatulina
Crepidula williamsi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-06-02 19:17:57
Last edit:: 2022-06-02 19:38:14

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Crepidula onyx G. B. Sowerby I, 1824

The interior of the shell is glossy and is a strong tan to dark brown color, similar to the common colors of the mineral onyx, that refers to the name "Onyx Slippersnail". The shell outside is white.

The Onyx Slippersnail is native to the Eastern Pacific from southern California to Peru. Introduced populations are known from Washington and Japan to Hong Kong.

Similar to Crepidula adunca.

Synonymised names:
Calyptraea amygdalus Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted
Crepidula rugosa Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)

External links

NEMESIS (en). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 02.06.2022.

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Low tide neighbors,Crepidula onyx and juvenile Bat star, found as is on the underside of a low intertidal boulder.2022

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