''Iothia'' is a

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of sea snails, the

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Species

The following species within the genus ''Iothia'' are recognised by the

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Iothia albescens ''Iothia'' is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae. Species The following species within the genus ''Iothia'' are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species : *'' Iothia albescens'' ...

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Iothia emarginuloides ''Iothia emarginuloides'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets. This species was previously known as ''Iothia coppingeri''. Taxonomy The type specime ...

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Iothia fulva ''Iothia fulva'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae Lepetidae is a family of sea snails or small, deep-water true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropo ...

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Iothia lindbergi ''Iothia'' is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae. Species The following species within the genus ''Iothia'' are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species : *''Iothia albesce ...

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Iothia megalodon ''Iothia'' is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae. Species The following species within the genus ''Iothia'' are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species : *'' Iothia albescens'' ...

'' Warén, Nakano & Sellanes, 2011 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Iothia antarctica'' (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of ''Iothia emarginuloides'' (Philippi, 1868) * ''Iothia coppingeri'' (E. A. Smith, 1881): synonym of ''Iothia emarginuloides'' (Philippi, 1868) * ''Iothia depressa'' (Hedley, 1916): synonym of ''Nacella polaris'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841): synonym of ''

Nacella concinna ''Nacella concinna'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.Bouchet, P. (2014). Nacella polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841). Accessed through: World Re ...

'' (Strebel, 1908) * ''Iothia fulviformis'' (Egorova, 1972): synonym of ''Iothia emarginuloides'' (Philippi, 1868) * ''Iothia pelseneeri'' (Thiele, 1912): synonym of ''

Propilidium pelseneeri ''Propilidium pelseneeri'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae Lepetidae is a family of sea snails or small, deep-water true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Pate ...

'' Thiele, 1912 * ''Iothia radiata'' (M. Sars, 1851): synonym of ''

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References

* Forbes, E. 1849. ''On the genera of British Patellacea.'' The Athenaeum 1145: 1018 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213 * Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. Lepetidae {{Lepetidae-stub