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Crepidula adspersa Dunker, 1846
748264 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:748264)
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Species
- Variety Crepidula adspersa var. adjacens W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Crepidula complanata Krauss, 1848 (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Dunker, W. (1845-1846). Diagnoses Molluscorum quorundam novorum, quae ex itinere ad oras Africae occidentalis reportavit cl. G. Tams, Med. Dr. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 1845: 163-168; 1846: 24-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291751
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page(s): 25 [details]
Type locality contained in Angolan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Angolan Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native - non-endemic) [details]
Status Long thought to be a synonym of Crepidula porcellana Lamarck , 1801, but molecular data indicate that to be a north-west...
Status Long thought to be a synonym of Crepidula porcellana Lamarck , 1801, but molecular data indicate that to be a north-west African species and adspersa is more likely to be conspecific with the South African Crepidula complanata Krauss, 1848. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Crepidula adspersa Dunker, 1846. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=748264 on 2025-09-11
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Dunker, W. (1845-1846). Diagnoses Molluscorum quorundam novorum, quae ex itinere ad oras Africae occidentalis reportavit cl. G. Tams, Med. Dr. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 1845: 163-168; 1846: 24-28., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291751
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 25 [details]
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Status Long thought to be a synonym of Crepidula porcellana Lamarck , 1801, but molecular data indicate that to be a north-west African species and adspersa is more likely to be conspecific with the South African Crepidula complanata Krauss, 1848. [details]Synonymy May eventually prove to be a senior synonym of Crepidula complanata Krauss, 1848 from South Africa, but molecular data from Angolan material is needed to confirm that it is conspecific with the South African species. [details]
