Distinguishing Characteristics |
Gastropod (1 shell); shell oval, nearly flat, smooth with fine concentric growth lines, thin; small pointed apex on posterior end; color whitish to yellowish; shelf or deck (septum) on underside slightly convex, covers about 1/2 of shell, notched on one side. |
Similar Species |
The convex slippersnail's shelf covers less than 1/2 of shell (covers about 1/2 in eastern white slippersnail). The common Atlantic slippersnail is much more convex (inflated) than the eastern white slippersnail. |
Habitat |
Gulf and bay, attaches to hard substrates |
Maximum Size |
3.7 cm (1 1/2 in) |
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