''Collisella'' was a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of primitive
sea snails, specifically
true limpet
The Patellogastropoda, common name true limpets and historically called the Docoglossa, are members of a major phylogenetic group of marine gastropods, treated by experts either as a clade or as a taxonomic order.
The clade Patellogastropoda is ...
s,
marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the family
Lottiidae
Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Subfamilies
...
, one of the families of
true limpet
The Patellogastropoda, common name true limpets and historically called the Docoglossa, are members of a major phylogenetic group of marine gastropods, treated by experts either as a clade or as a taxonomic order.
The clade Patellogastropoda is ...
s. This genus has become a synonym of ''
Lottia'' Gray, 1833
[Rosenberg, G. (2012)]
''Collisella'' Dall, 1871.
Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2012-05-15.
This genus of shield limpets was classified by some authors under the family
Acmaeidae.
Species

Species within the genus ''Collisella'' include:
* ''
Collisella adami'' Christiaens, J., 1975
* ''
Collisella borneensis''
* ''
Collisella kolarovai'' (Grabau, A.W. & S.G. King, 1928)
* ''
Collisella pallidula'' Gould, A.A., 1859 - snowy limpet
** ''Collisella uncinata guadeloupa'' Christiaens, J., 1975
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Collisella abrolhosensis'' (Petuch, 1979): synonym of ''
Lottia abrolhosensis'' (Petuch, 1979)
* ''Collisella aconcaguina'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
*'' Collisella acutapex'' Berry, S.S., 1960: synonym of ''
Lottia acutapex'' (S. S. Berry, 1960)
* ''Collisella araucana'' (Dall, 1871): synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella atrata'' Carpenter, P.P., 1857: synonym of ''
Lottia atrata'' (Carpenter, 1857)
* ''Collisella bahamondina'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella boehmita'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella borealis'' Lindberg, 1982: synonym of ''
Lottia paradigitalis'' (Fritchman, 1960)
* ''Collisella canela'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella ceciliana'' (Marincovich, 1973): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella (Collisella) cellanica'' Christiaens, 1980: synonym of ''
Lottia cellanica'' (Christiaens, 1980)
* ''Collisella chaitena'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella chilota'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella conus'' Test, A.R., 1945 - test limpet: synonym of ''
Lottia conus'' (Test, 1945)
* ''Collisella dalcahuina'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella dalliana'' (Pilsbry, 1891): synonym of ''
Lottia dalliana
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (Wo ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1891)
* ''Collisella discors'' (Philippi, R.A., 1849): synonym of ''
Lottia discors'' (Philippi, 1849)
* † ''Collisella edmitchelli'' Lipps, 1966: synonym of ''
Lottia edmitchelli'' (Lipps, 1963)
* ''Collisella formosa'' Christiaens, 1980: synonym of ''
Lottia formosa
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS ...
'' (Christiaens, 1980)
* ''Collisella huppeana'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria variabilis'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839)
*'' Collisella instabilis'' (Gould, A.A., 1846): synonym of ''
Lottia instabilis'' (Gould, 1846)
* ''Collisella lacerta'' Ramírez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella lileana'' Ramírez-Boehme, 1970: synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella marcusi'' (Righi, 1966): synonym of ''
Lottia marcusi'' (Righi, 1966)
* ''Collisella mitella'' (Menke, 1847): synonym of ''
Lottia mitella
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (W ...
'' (Menke, 1847)
* ''Collisella mortoni'' Christiaens, J., 1980: synonym of ''
Lottia mortoni
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS ...
'' (Christiaens, J., 1980)
* ''Collisella noronhensis'' (E. A. Smith, 1890): synonym of ''
Lottia noronhensis
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (W ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1890)
* ''Collisella ortiguilla'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella oyamai'' Habe, 1955: synonym of ''
Yayoiacmea oyamai'' (Habe, 1955)
* ''Collisella pediculus'' (Philippi, 1846): synonym of ''
Lottia pediculus
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (W ...
'' (Philippi, 1846)
* ''Collisella philippiana'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria variabilis'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839)
* ''Collisella piteana'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria ceciliana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella pladilla'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella pullallina'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''Collisella ruginosa'' Ramírez-Boehme, 1974: synonym of ''
Scurria araucana'' (d'Orbigny, 1841)
*'' Collisella scabra'':
synonym of ''
Lottia scabra'' (Gould, 1846)
* ''Collisella silvana'' (Ramírez, 1974): synonym of ''
Scurria silvana'' (Ramírez, 1974)
* ''Collisella stanfordiana'' (Berry, 1957): synonym of ''
Lottia stanfordiana
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS ...
'' (Berry, 1957)
* ''Collisella strigatella'' (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of ''
Lottia strigatella
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (W ...
'' (Carpenter, 1864)
* ''Collisella strongiana'' (Hertlein, 1958): synonym of ''
Lottia strongiana
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS ...
'' (Hertlein, 1958)
* ''Collisella subrugosa'' (Orbigny, 1846):
synonym of ''
Lottia subrugosa
''Lottia subrugosa'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. It is still designated under its synonyms ''Acmaea subrugosa'' or ''Collisella subrugosa'' in many textbooks.Rosenberg, G. (201 ...
'' (d'Orbigny, 1846)
* ''Collisella tessulata'' (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of ''
Testudinalia testudinalis
''Testudinalia testudinalis'', common name the common tortoise limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the plant limpet or ...
'' (O. F. Müller, 1776)
* ''Collisella triangularis'' (Carpenter, P.P., 1864) - triangular limpet: synonym of ''
Lottia triangularis'' (Carpenter, 1864)
** ''Collisella triangularis f. orcutti'' Pilsbry, H.A., 1891
* ''Collisella turveri'' (Hertlein & Strong, 1951): synonym of ''
Lottia turveri
''Lottia'' is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine ...
'' (Hertlein & Strong, 1951)
* ''Collisella variabilis'' (Marincovich, 1973): synonym of ''
Scurria variabilis'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839)
* ''Collisella zebrina'' (Lesson, 1831): synonym of ''
Scurria zebrina'' (Lesson, 1831)
Synonyms:
* ''Collisella pelta''
is a synonym of ''
Lottia pelta'' (Rathke, 1833)
** ''Colisella pelta pelta'' (Rathke, J. in Eschscholtz, J.F., 1833)
** ''Collisella pelta pelta f. postelsia''
** ''Collisella pelta shirogai'' Habe, T. & K. Ito, 1965
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca.'' American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
Further reading
*
Lindberg D. R. (1982). "Taxonomic notes on members of the genus ''Collisella'' from the North Pacific Ocean including the description of a new species from Alaska (Gastropoda: Acmaeidae)". ''Wasmann Jour. Biol.'' 40(1-2): 48-58.
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