Acmaea Dulcis

''Acmaea'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2014). Acmaea Eschscholtz, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137616 on 2014-10-31

Description

The solid shel is patelliform. The apex is erect or anteriorly inclined. The shells may exhibit radial ridges or concentric growth lines.

Animal: The muzzle is frilled and produced at the lower anterior corners into two lappets or tubercles. There is no marginal cordon. The cervical gill alone is present.Tryon (1882) Structural and systematic conchology vol. I

Distribution

Species of ''Acmaea'' are widely distributed throughout temperate and subtropical coastal regions worldwide, with particularly high diversity in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus ''Acmaea'' :
* '' Acmaea achates'' (Reeve, 1855)
* † '' Acmaea dubia'' Wilckens, 1910
* † '' Acmaea dulcis'' (Lamarck, 1803)
* '' Acmaea juanina'' Odhner, 1922
*† ''Acmaea marceauxi'' (Deshayes, 1861)
* '' Acmaea mitra'' Rathke, 1833
* '' Acmaea nanshaensis'' Liu, 1991
* † ''Acmaea scutatella'' (Lamarck, 1803)
* † ''Acmaea submesidia'' Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004
* † ''Acmaea vokesi'' Hickman, 1980

;Taxa inquirenda:
* ''Acmaea cancellata'' Test, 1945
* ''Acmaea concreta'' S. S. Berry, 1963
* ''Acmaea cornea'' Test, 1945
* ''Acmaea fouae'' Test, 1945
* ''Acmaea gabatella'' S. S. Berry, 1960
* ''Acmaea goodmani'' S. S. Berry, 1960
* ''Acmaea irregularis'' Test, 1945
* ''Acmaea mitella'' Menke, 1847 (uncertain, status not researched)
* ''Acmaea multistriata'' W. H. Turton, 1932
* ''Acmaea neglecta'' Schepman, 1908
* ''Acmaea pileolus'' (Middendorff, 1848)
* ''Acmaea transparens'' Test, 1945

Species brought into synonymy

* ''Acmaea (Tectura)'' Gray, 1847 : synonym of ''Tectura'' Gray, 1847 (alternate representation)
* ''Acmaea (Chiazacmea)'': synonym of ''Notoacmea'' Iredale, 1915
* ''Acmaea (Collisella)'' Dall, 1871: synonym of '' Lottia'' Gray, 1833
* ''Acmaea (Niveotectura) pallida'' (A. Gould, 1859): synonym of ''Niveotectura pallida'' (A. Gould, 1859) (unaccepted combination)
* ''Acmaea albonotata'' E. A. Smith, 1901: synonym of ''Eoacmaea albonotata'' (E. A. Smith, 1901)
* ''Acmaea aleutica'' Dall, 1927: synonym of '' Erginus apicinus'' (Dall, 1879)
* ''Acmaea antillarum'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834): synonym of ''Lottia antillarum'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
* ''Acmaea apicina'' Dall, 1879: synonym of '' Erginus apicinus'' (Dall, 1879)
* ''Acmaea araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1839): synonym of '' Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1839)
* ''Acmaea bombayana'' E. A. Smith, 1911: synonym of '' Cellana radiata'' (Born, 1778)
* ''Acmaea cassis'' Rathke, 1833: synonym of ''Lottia pelta'' (Rathke, 1833)
* ''Acmaea ceciliana'' (Pilsbry, 1891): synonym of '' Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Acmaea chathamensis'' Pilsbry, 1891: synonym of '' Cellana rota'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Acmaea coffea'' (Dall, 1909): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839)
* ''Acmaea cona'' Test, 1945: synonym of '' Lottia cona'' (Test, 1945)
* ''Acmaea curvissior'' Oberling, 1970: synonym of '' Williamia gussoni'' (Costa O. G., 1829)
* ''Acmaea cymbula'' (Hupé, 1854): synonym of '' Scurria scurra'' (Lesson, 1831)
* ''Acmaea daedala'' Suter, 1907: synonym of '' Notoacmea daedala'' (Suter, 1907)
* ''Acmaea dalliana'' Pilsbry, 1891: synonym of ''Lottia dalliana'' (Pilsbry, 1891)
* ''Acmaea dorsuosa'' Gould, 1859: synonym of '' Lottia dorsuosa'' (Gould, 1859)
* ''Acmaea eccentrica'' Test, 1945: synonym of '' Propilidium tasmanicum'' (Pilsbry, 1895)
* ''Acmaea edmitchelli'' Lipps, 1966: synonym of '' Lottia edmitchelli'' (Lipps, 1966)
* ''Acmaea elegans'' Philippi, 1846: synonym of ''Lottia antillarum'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
* ''Acmaea euglypta'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897: synonym of '' Veleropilina euglypta'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
* ''Acmaea fergusoni'' Wheat, 1913: synonym of ''Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776)
* ''Acmaea gallensis'' Winckworth, 1928: synonym of ''Lottia tranquebarica'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Acmaea garrettii'' Pilsbry, 1891: synonym of '' Patelloida garrettii'' (Pilsbry, 1891)
* ''Acmaea hamillei'' P. Fischer, 1857: synonym of '' Plesiothyreus hamillei'' (P. Fischer, 1857)
* ''Acmaea helmsi'' E. A. Smith, 1894: synonym of '' Notoacmea elongata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''Acmaea heroldi'' Dunker, 1861: synonym of '' Patelloida heroldi'' (Dunker, 1861)
* ''Acmaea inconspicua'' (Gray, 1843): synonym of '' Radiacmea inconspicua'' (Gray, 1843)
* ''Acmaea insessa'' (Hinds, 1842): synonym of '' Lottia insessa'' (Hinds, 1842)
* ''Acmaea instabilis'' (Gould, 1846): synonym of '' Lottia instabilis'' (Gould, 1846)
* ''Acmaea kuragiensis'' Yokoyama, 1920: synonym of ''Cryptobranchia kuragiensis'' (Yokoyama, 1920)
* ''Acmaea leucophaea'' (Philippi, 1846): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839)
* ''Acmaea leucopleura'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Lottia leucopleura'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Acmaea limatula'' (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of '' Lottia limatula'' (Carpenter, 1864)
* ''Acmaea maraisi'' Kilburn, 1977: synonym of '' Patelloida maraisi'' (Kilburn, 1977)
* ''Acmaea mesoleuca'' Menke, 1851: synonym of '' Lottia mesoleuca'' (Menke, 1851)
* ''Acmaea minutissima'' E. A. Smith, 1904: synonym of '' Cocculinella minutissima'' (E. A. Smith, 1904)
* ''Acmaea mitchelli'' Lipps, 1963: synonym of '' Lottia edmitchelli'' (Lipps, 1966)
* ''Acmaea nisoria'' (Philippi, 1846): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839)
* ''Acmaea oblongata'' Yokoyama, 1926: synonym of '' Siphonacmea oblongata'' (Yokoyama, 1926)
* ''Acmaea ochracea'' (Dall, 1871): synonym of '' Lottia instabilis'' (Gould, 1846)
* ''Acmaea paleacea'' (Gould, 1853): synonym of '' Tectura paleacea'' (Gould, 1853)
* ''Acmaea paradigitalis'' Fritchman, 1960: synonym of ''Lottia paradigitalis'' (Fritchman, 1960)
* ''Acmaea parasitica'' (Thiem, 1917): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839)
* ''Acmaea pelta'' Rathke, 1833: synonym of ''Lottia pelta'' (Rathke, 1833)
* ''Acmaea persona'' Rathke, 1833: synonym of '' Lottia persona'' (Rathke, 1833)
* ''Acmaea plana'' (Pilippi, 1846): synonym of '' Scurria plana'' (Philippi, 1846)
* ''Acmaea profunda'' (Deshayes): synonym of '' Eoacmaea profunda'' (Deshayes, 1863)
* ''Acmaea pseudocorticata'' Iredale, 1908: synonym of '' Patelloida corticata'' (Hutton, 1880)
* ''Acmaea puncturata'' (Lamarck, 1819): synonym of '' Eoacmaea pustulata'' (Helbling, 1779)
* ''Acmaea pustulata'' (Helbling, 1779): synonym of '' Eoacmaea pustulata'' (Helbling, 1779)
* ''Acmaea radiata'' Rathke, 1833: synonym of '' Lottia persona'' (Rathke, 1833)
* ''Acmaea rosea'' Dall, 1872: synonym of '' Rhodopetala rosea'' (Dall, 1872)
* ''Acmaea rubella'': synonym of '' Erginus rubellus'' (O. Fabricius, 1780)
* ''Acmaea saccharina'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of '' Patelloida saccharina'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Acmaea scutum'' Rathke, 1833: synonym of '' Lottia scutum'' (Rathke, 1833)
* ''Acmaea semicornea'' Preston, 1908: synonym of '' Trimusculus semicorneus'' (Preston, 1908)
* ''Acmaea semirubida'' Dall, 1914: synonym of '' Eoacmaea semirubida'' (Dall, 1914)
* ''Acmaea striata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834): synonym of '' Patelloida striata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
* ''Acmaea strigatella'' Carpenter, 1864: synonym of '' Lottia strigatella'' (Carpenter, 1864)
* ''Acmaea tessulata'' (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of ''Testudinalia tessulata'' (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of ''Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776)
* ''Acmaea testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of ''Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776)
* ''Acmaea travancorica'' Preston, 1911: synonym of '' Cellana radiata'' (Born, 1778)
* ''Acmaea unicolor'' (Forbes, 1844): synonym of '' Tectura virginea (''O. F. Müller, 1776)
* ''Acmaea variabilis'' (Pilsbry, 1891): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839)
* ''Acmaea virginea'' (Müller O. F., 1776): synonym of '' Tectura virginea'' (O. F. Müller, 1776)
* ''Acmaea viridula'' (Pilsbry, 1891): synonym of '' Scurria viridula'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Acmaea wottonae'' Christiaens, 1975: synonym of ''Lottia antillarum'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
* ''Acmaea zografi'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of '' Veleropilina zografi'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)

References

Further reading

* Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. . 455 pp.
* Vaught, K.C.; Abbott, R.T.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. . XII, 195 pp

External links

Eschscholtz F. (1833). Zoologischer Atlas enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Thierarten während des Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt auf der Russisch-Kaiserlichen Kriegesschlupp Predpriaetië in den Jahren 182 beobachtet von Friedr. Eschscholtz.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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