Lottia antillarum

Lottia antillarum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Lottiidae
Genus:	Lottia
Species:	L. antillarum
Binomial name
Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Synonyms[1]
Acmaea antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Acmaea elegans Philippi, 1846 Acmaea wottonae Christiaens, 1975 Patella candeana d'Orbigny, 1847 Patella opea Reeve, 1855 Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864 Tectura antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)

Lottia antillarum is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae.[1] It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and off the Lesser Antilles.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 28 mm.

References

1. Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
2. Lottia antillarum. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods.

• Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.