Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Crepidula fornicata-Common Atlantic Slipper Snail


My favorite mollusk, the Common Slipper Snail, likes to stack on top of one another with the female snail underneath the male snail. Thus the Latin species name? They don't stop at two though. A stack of pancakes is what they remind me of-one that would more than likely fall over on itself. These animals also attach to inanimate objects as a way of anchoring themselves to one area. (eg. Slipper shells on Golfball)

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