D. Minchin et al., THE SLIPPER LIMPET, CREPIDULA-FORNICATA (L), IN IRISH WATERS, WITH A REVIEW OF ITS OCCURRENCE IN THE NORTH-EASTERN ATLANTIC, Journal of Conchology, 35, 1995, pp. 249-256
There are seven localities where the slipper limpet, Crepidula fornica
ta, has been recorded in Irish waters. Most introductions to Ireland w
ere with transfers of oysters from America, Britain and mainland Europ
e. These records are discussed in relation to the expansion of the sli
pper limpet's European range. Populations may have become established
in Kenmare and Clew Bays, but following the prolonged cold period in 1
963 no living populations have survived. In 1993, following an Europea
n Community directive on free trade, the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea g
igas, was imported from France and was found to carry C. fornicata.