Walsh's White Slipper Limpet
Ergaea walshi
- Usual depth2–46 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ergaea is a monotypic genus of sea snail in the family Calyptraeidae. Its sole accepted species is Ergaea walshi, commonly known as the eastern white slipper limpet. This marine species can be found along Vietnam and Japan. The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 41 mm.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 16 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–46 m · Deepest record: 60 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Walsh's White Slipper Limpet
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒラフネガイ
- Korean
- 배고둥
- Simplified Chinese
- 扁平管帽螺, 扁舟螺
Other scientific names: Calyptraea plana, Crepidula (Ergea) scutum, Crepidula excisa, Crepidula orbella, Crepidula ostraeiformis, Crepidula plana, Crepidula scabies, Crepidula walshi, Crypta (Ergaea) walshi, Crypta lamellosa, Crypta walshi, Siphopatella walshi
Similar species
Spiny Slipper ShellBostrycapulus aculeatus
Onyx slippersnailCrepidula onyx
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 188 open-data records from 1858 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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