Lottia antillarum

Lottia antillarum is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae.[1] It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.[2]

Lottia antillarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Lottiidae
Genus:
Lottia
Species:
L. antillarum
Binomial name
Lottia antillarum
Synonyms[1]
  • Acmaea antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  • Acmaea elegans Philippi, 1846
  • Acmaea wottonae Christiaens, 1975
  • Patella candeana d'Orbigny, 1847
  • Patella opea Reeve, 1855
  • Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864
  • Tectura antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and off the Lesser Antilles.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 28 mm.

References
  1. Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  2. Lottia antillarum. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods.
  • Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.
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