Lottia
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Lottia is a genus
of sea snail
s, specifically true limpet
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae
, one of the families of true limpets.
(WoRMSD), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Lottia :
The following species are also accepted as species in current use by the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) adds the following species
Synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, specifically true limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae
Lottiidae
Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda .- 2005 taxonomy :...
, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMSD), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Lottia :
- Lottia albicosta (Adams, C.B., 1845)
- † Lottia alveus, (Conrad, 1831) - eelgrass limpet, became extinct in the 20th century
- Lottia antillarumLottia antillarumLottia antillarum is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
G.B. Sowerby I, 1834 - Lottia argrantestaLottia argrantestaLottia argrantesta is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
Simison & Lindberg, 2003 - Lottia asmi (Middendorff, 1847) -- black limpet
- Lottia atrata (Carpenter, 1857)
- Lottia austrodigitalis This species is cryptic species and a sibling speciesSibling speciesSibling species are species that are very similar in appearance, in behavior and in other characteristics, but they are reproductively isolated. In other words, sibling species are pairs or groups of genetically closely related species which are often morphologically indistinguishable, but are...
with Lottia digitalisLottia digitalisLottia digitalis or the ribbed limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. These limpets are usually found on the surface of rocks in the high intertidal region on the coastal fringes of the north east Pacific Ocean.-Description:This limpet...
. Existence of Lottia austrodigitalis as separate species was genetically confirmed in 2007. - Lottia borealis (Lindberg, 1982) -- boreal limpet
- Lottia cassisLottia cassisLottia cassis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Eschscholtz, 1833) - Lottia conus (Test, 1945)
- Lottia cubensisLottia cubensisLottia cubensis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Reeve, 1855) - Lottia dalliana (Pilsbry, 1891)
- Lottia digitalisLottia digitalisLottia digitalis or the ribbed limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. These limpets are usually found on the surface of rocks in the high intertidal region on the coastal fringes of the north east Pacific Ocean.-Description:This limpet...
(Rathke, 1833) - ribbed limpet - Lottia dorsuosaLottia dorsuosaLottia dorsuosa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Description:...
(Gould, 1859) - Lottia emydiaLottia emydiaLottia emydia is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Dall, 1914) - Lottia fascicularis (Menke, 1851)
- Lottia fenestrataLottia fenestrataLottia fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Reeve, 1855) - Lottia filosaLottia filosaLottia filosa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Carpenter, 1865) - Lottia giganteaLottia giganteaLottia gigantea, common name the owl limpet, giant owl limpet or solitary giant owl limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae...
G.B. Sowerby I, 1834 - owl limpet - Lottia immaculata (Lindberg & McLean, 1981)
- Lottia instabilis (Gould, 1846) -- unstable limpet
- Lottia jamaicensisLottia jamaicensisLottia jamaicensis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Jamaica limpet - Lottia kogamogaiLottia kogamogaiLottia kogamogai is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 - Lottia langfordiLottia langfordiLottia langfordi is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Habe, 1944) - Lottia leucopleuraLottia leucopleuraLottia leucopleura is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Gmelin, 1791) - black-rib limpet - Lottia limatulaLottia limatulaLottia limatula is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Distribution:...
(Carpenter, 1864) - file limpet - Lottia lindbergiLottia lindbergiLottia lindbergi is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 - Lottia luchuanaLottia luchuanaLottia luchuana is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Description:...
(Pilsbry, 1901) - Lottia mesoleucaLottia mesoleucaLottia mesoleuca is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Menke, 1851) - Lottia mimica Lindberg & McLean, 1981
- Lottia mixta (Reeve, 1855)
- Lottia onychitisLottia onychitisLottia onychitis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Menke, 1843) - Lottia orbignyLottia orbignyLottia orbigny is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Dall, 1909) - Lottia painei Lindberg, 1987
- Lottia paradigitalis (Fritchman, 1960)
- Lottia pelta (Rathke, 1833) - shield limpet
- Lottia personaLottia personaLottia persona is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Description:L. persona is a large, moderately tall limpet growing to up to fifty millimetres long...
(Rathke, 1833) - Lottia rothi (Lindberg & McLean, 1981)
- Lottia scabraLottia scabraLottia scabra or the rough limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. It is found on the Pacific coast of the United States.-Description:...
(Gould, 1846) - rough limpet - Lottia scutumLottia scutumLottia scutum is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Description:...
(Rathke, 1833) - Lottia septiformisLottia septiformisLottia septiformis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) - Lottia smithiLottia smithiLottia smithi is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
Lindberg & McLean, 1981 - Lottia strigatella (Carpenter, 1864)
- Lottia subrotundataLottia subrotundataLottia subrotundata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Carpenter, 1865) - Lottia tenuisculptataLottia tenuisculptataLottia tenuisculptata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 - Lottia testudinalis (Müller, 1776): synonym of Testudinalia testudinalisTestudinalia testudinalisTestudinalia testudinalis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the plant limpet or tortoiseshell limpet.-Description:...
(O. F. Müller, 1776)
The following species are also accepted as species in current use by the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
- Lottia areneosa (Gould, 1846)
- Lottia cellanica (Christiaens, 1977)
- Lottia formosa (Christiaens, 1977)
- Lottia heroldi (Dunker, 1861)
- Lottia (Lottia) compressa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lottia (Lottia) patina (Eschscholtz in Rathke, 1833)
- Lottia (Lottia) radiata (Eschscholtz in Rathke, 1833)
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) adds the following species
- Lottia ochracea (Dall, 1871) -- yellow limpet : synonym of Lottia instabilis (Gould, 1846)
- Lottia triangularis (Carpenter, 1864) -- triangular limpet
Synonyms:
- Lottia insessa (Hinds, 1842) is a synonym for Discurria insessaDiscurria insessaDiscurria insessa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae....
(Hinds, 1842)
Further reading
- Nakano & Ozawa (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: Molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1) 79-99