''Lottia'' is a

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of sea snails, specifically true

limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails that exhibit a conical gastropod shell, shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. Limpets are members of the class Gastropoda, but are polyphyletic, meaning the various groups called "limpets" ...

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gastropod

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s in the subfamily Lottiinae of 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 limpets.

Species

According to the

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(WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus ''Lottia'' : * '' Lottia abrolhosensis'' (Petuch, 1979) * '' Lottia acutapex'' (S. S. Berry, 1960) * ''

Lottia albicosta ''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 ...

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, 1845) * † ''

Lottia alveus ''Lottia alveus'', the eelgrass limpet or bowl limpet, was a species of sea snail or small limpet, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, the ''Lottia'' limpets, a genus of true limpets. This species lived in the west ...

'', (Conrad, 1831) - eelgrass limpet, became extinct in the 20th century * ''

Lottia angusta ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Moskalev in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967) * ''

Lottia antillarum ''Lottia antillarum'' is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae. It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.'' ...

'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1834 * ''

Lottia argrantesta ''Lottia argrantesta'' is a species of limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails that exhibit a conical shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. Limpets are members of the class Gastropoda, but are polyphyletic, meaning t ...

'' Simison & Lindberg, 2003 * ''

Lottia asmi ''Lottia asmi'', commonly known as the black limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. It is found in shallow water in the eastern Pacific Ocean, usually in the intertidal zone. Description This small ...

'' (Middendorff, 1847) -- black limpet * ''

Lottia atrata ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Carpenter, 1857) * ''

Lottia austrodigitalis ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Murphy, 1978) This species is

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and a

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with ''

Lottia digitalis ''Lottia digitalis'', the fingered limpet or ribbed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. These limpets are usually found on the surface of rocks in the high intertidal region on ...

''. Existence of ''Lottia austrodigitalis'' as separate species was genetically confirmed in 2007. * ''

Lottia borealis ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Lindberg, 1982) -- boreal limpet * ''

Lottia cassis ''Lottia cassis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution It can be found in the Pacific Northwest in the Okhotsk Sea and o ...

'' (Eschscholtz, 1833) * ''

Lottia cellanica ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Christiaens, 1980) * ''

Lottia conus ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Test, 1945) * ''

Lottia cubensis ''Lottia cubensis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea an ...

'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''

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) * ''

'' (Rathke, 1833) - ribbed limpet * '' Lottia discors'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''

Lottia dorsuosa ''Lottia dorsuosa'' is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae. It is known commonly as the bumpy limpet. It is native to the northwestern Pacific, occurring along the coasts of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republ ...

'' (Gould, 1859) * '' Lottia edmitchelli'' (Lipps, 1963) * ''

Lottia emydia ''Lottia emydia'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and t ...

'' (Dall, 1914) * '' Lottia fascicularis'' (Menke, 1851) * ''

Lottia fenestrata ''Lottia fenestrata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and t ...

'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''

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. The Habitat of this creature tends towards Marine Benthic and is in the trophic guild grazer ...

'' (Carpenter, 1865) * ''

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) * ''

Lottia gigantea ''Lottia gigantea'', common name the owl limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae. Its genome has beesequencedat the Joint Genome Institute. Distribution The owl limpet is found on the ...

'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1834 - owl limpet * ''

Lottia goshimai ''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 ...

'' Nakayama, Sasaki & Nakano, 2017 * ''

Lottia iani ''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 ...

'' Scuderi, Nakano & Eernisse, 2021 * ''

Lottia immaculata ''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 ...

'' (Lindberg & McLean, 1981) * ''

Lottia instabilis ''Lottia instabilis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. Common names include the unstable limpet, the unstable seaweed limpet and the rocking chair limpet. It is native to the norther ...

'' (Gould, 1846) -- unstable limpet * '' Lottia jamaicensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) - Jamaica limpet * ''

Lottia kogamogai ''Lottia kogamogai'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). T ...

'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * ''

Lottia langfordi ''Lottia langfordi'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). ...

'' (Habe, 1944) * '' Lottia leucopleura'' (Gmelin, 1791) - black-rib limpet * ''

Lottia limatula ''Lottia limatula'' is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Lottiidae. References

Lottiidae Gastropods described in 1864 Taxa named by Philip Pearsall Carpenter {{Lottiidae-stub ...

'' (Carpenter, 1864) - file limpet * ''

Lottia lindbergi ''Lottia lindbergi'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution They are known from the waters around central and northern Ja ...

'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * ''

Lottia luchuana ''Lottia luchuana'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). T ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1901) * ''

Lottia marcusi ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Righi, 1966) * '' Lottia mesoleuca'' (Menke, 1851) * ''

Lottia mimica ''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 ...

'' Lindberg & McLean, 1981 * ''

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) * ''

Lottia mixta ''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 ...

'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''

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, 1980) * ''

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) * ''

Lottia onychitis ''Lottia onychitis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). ...

'' (Menke, 1843) * ''

Lottia orbignyi ''Lottia orbignyi'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the ...

'' (Dall, 1909) * ''

Lottia painei ''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 ...

'' Lindberg, 1987 * '' Lottia paradigitalis'' (Fritchman, 1960) * ''

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) * '' Lottia peitaihoensis'' (Grabau & S. G. King, 1928) * ''

Lottia pelta ''Lottia pelta'', common name the shield limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. It is still designated under its synonym ''Collisella pelta'' (Eschscholtz, 1833) in many textbooks. ...

'' (Rathke, 1833) - shield limpet * ''

Lottia persona ''Lottia persona'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description ''L. persona'' is a large, moderately tall limpet growing to up to fifty millimetr ...

'' (Rathke, 1833) * ''

Lottia rothi ''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 ...

'' (Lindberg & McLean, 1981) * ''

Lottia scabra ''Lottia scabra'' or the rough limpet is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. Description ''L. scabra'' grows to a length of about thirty-five millimetres and has conspicuous rugged radial ...

'' (Gould, 1846) - rough limpet * ''

Lottia scutum ''Lottia scutum'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description ''L. scutum'' is a plate limpet. It grows to up to sixty millimetres long with a ...

'' (Rathke, 1833) * ''

Lottia septiformis ''Lottia septiformis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''

Lottia smithi ''Lottia smithi'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the c ...

'' Lindberg & McLean, 1981 * ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

Lottia subrotundata ''Lottia subrotundata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and ...

'' (Carpenter, 1865) * ''

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) * ''

Lottia tenuisculptata ''Lottia tenuisculptata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ( ...

'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * '' Lottia tranquebarica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Lottia triangularis'' (Carpenter, 1864) -- triangular limpet * ''

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) * ''

Lottia versicolor ''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 ...

'' (Moskalev in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Lottia cymbiola'' (Gould, 1846): synonym of ''

Scurria variabilis ''Scurria variabilis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. Description Distribution References * Ramírez-Böhme Ramírez ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Lottia depicta'' (Hinds, 1842): synonym of ''Tectura depicta'' (Hinds, 1842) * ''Lottia insessa'' (Hinds, 1842): synonym for ''Discurria insessa'' (Hinds, 1842) * ''Lottia ochracea'' (Dall, 1871): synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1846) * ''Lottia paleacea'' (Gould, 1853): synonym of ''

Tectura paleacea ''Tectura'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Tectura. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' (Gould, 1853) * ''Lottia rosacea'' (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of '' Tectura rosacea'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Lottia testudinalis'' (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) * ''Lottia variabilis'' (Sowerby, 1839): synonym of ''

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The following species are also: synonym of species in current use by the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database * ''Lottia areneosa'' (Gould, 1846) * ''Lottia heroldi'' (Dunker, 1861) * ''Lottia (Lottia) compressa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lottia (Lottia) patina'' (Eschscholtz in Rathke, 1833) * ''Lottia (Lottia) radiata'' (Eschscholtz in Rathke, 1833) The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) adds the following species ITIS : Lottia
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Lottia ochracea ''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 (WoR ...

'' (Dall, 1871) -- yellow limpet : synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1846)

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