Crepipatella Capensis

''Crepipatella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Crepipatella Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234136 on 2020-09-26

The snails in this genus were formerly all thought to belong to the genus ''Crepidula'', but DNA sequence data show that they are a separate genus.

A recent revision of the South American species has led to some significant taxonomic changes, as well as the addition of a new species - Crepipatella occulta Veliz et al. 2012.

Species

Species within the genus ''Crepipatella'' include:
* ''Crepipatella capensis'' (Quoy and Gaimard, 1832–33) This species is known from the upwelling area of South Africa around Cape Town. These animals have direct development where embryonic nutrition is provided by nurse embryos (termed adelphophagy). ''C. capensis'' is sister to the ''C.dilatata-C. peruviana'' clade.
* ''Crepipatella charybdis'' (Berry, 1940)
* ''Crepipatella dilatata'' (Lamarck, 1822). A very common and well-studied species that occurs along the coast of Chile and Argentina. Development proceeds with uncleaved nurse eggs. The shells are often a purple-ish brown with a white streak. This species has been introduced to the northern coast of Spain.
* ''Crepipatella dorsata'' (Broderip, 1834). This species is a very rare, small, ribbed species of ''Crepipatella'' that occurs along the Pacific coast of Panama. The mode of development in unknown.
* '' Crepipatella foliacea'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Crepipatella lingulata'' (Gould, 1846). Native to the Pacific coast of North America with a clear range from Southern California though Washington and Alaska, this species has planktotrophic development.Collin, Rachel. 2000. Sex change, reproduction, and development of Crepidula adunca and Crepidula lingulata (Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae). The Veliger., 43(1): 24-33. This species was often referred to as ''C. dorsata'' in the past, but it is clearly distinct.
*''Crepipatella occulta'' Veliz et al. 2012. This species is known from only two sites in Chile. It is characterized by a chestnut colored shell and adelphophagic development
* '' Crepipatella patagonica'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Crepipatella peruviana'' (Lamarck, 1822)

;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Crepipatella fecunda'' (Gallardo, 1979). Recent taxonomic work has indicated that this large, pale species of ''Crepipatella'' is synonymous with ''Crepipatella peruviana'' Lamarck. This species is common along the coast of Chile and up into Peru and is characterized by planktotrophic development.
* ''Crepipatella fluctuosa'' Taki, 1938: synonym of '' Crepidula dorsata'' (Broderip, 1834)
* ''Crepipatella orbiculata'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''Crepipatella lingulata'' (Gould, 1846)

References

* Rochebrune, A.-T. & Mabille, J., 1889 Mission scientifique du Cap Horn. 1882–1883. Mollusques, vol. 6, p. 128 p, 8 pls
* Berry, S.S. (1940) New Mollusca from the Pleistocene of San Pedro, California-I. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 25, 3(149)–19(165).

External links

Lesson R.P. (1830–1831). Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Zoologie, 2(1): 1–471 [pp. 1–24 (1830), 25–471 (1831)] Paris: Arthus Bertrand

''Confirmation of the identification and establishment of the South American slipper limpet Crepipatella dilatata (Lamark 1822) (Caenogastropoda: Calyptraeidae) in Northern Spain''

Veliz, D.; Winkler, F.M.; Guisados, C.; Collin, R. (2012). A new species of Crepipatella (Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae) from northern Chile. Molluscan Research. 32(3): 145–153

Calyptraeidae
Taxa named by René Lesson

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