Lottia filosa

Lottia 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.[1]

Lottia filosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Patellogastropoda
Superfamily:
Lottioidea
Family:
Lottiidae
Genus:
Lottia
Species:
L. filosa
Binomial name
Lottia filosa
(Carpenter, 1865)

Description

The shell can grow to be 20 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

It can be found off of Mexico to Colombia and off of the Galapagos Islands.[2]

References
  1. Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  2. "Lottia filosa". gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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