Lottia antillarum
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
Family: | Lottiidae |
Genus: | Lottia |
Species: | L. antillarum
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Binomial name | |
Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Lottia antillarum is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae.[1] It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.[2]
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.
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References
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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.