Lottia antillarum (original) (raw)
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Species of gastropod
| Lottia antillarum | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lottiidae |
| Genus: | Lottia |
| Species: | L. antillarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lottia antillarumG.B. Sowerby I, 1834 | |
| 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) |
Lottia antillarum is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae.[1] It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.[2]
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and off the Lesser Antilles.[1]
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 28 mm.
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- ^ a b c Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ 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.