Crepipatella dilatata (Lamarck, 1822)
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Family:  Calyptraeidae (slipper shells)
Max. size:  6 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 0 - 66 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  It is found on rocky substrates where it is attached to boulders, cobbles, pebbles, and epibiotic on bivalves, Aulacomya atra and the barnacle Austromegabalanus psittacus (Ref. 87801), and in forests of Macrocystis pyrifera (Ref. 92889).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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