Southwest Florida Shells

by José H. Leal

Family Calyptraeidae

Crepidula ustulatulina

(Collin, 2002)

Little Speckled Slipper Snail

Shell size to 13 mm; shell ovate, thin for genus, convex. Shelf margin extending further forward on left side; shelf margin often slightly arched. Color cream-white, with distinct chestnut-brown spots or streaks, sometimes brown overall with darker spots. Shelf whitish. Individuals in this species undergo a brief free-living larval stage (called pediveliger). The specimen on the right possibly a female, has a smaller individual attached to its shell, possibly a male.