''Acmaea'' is a

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Acmaeidae Acmaeidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the subclass Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Bouchet, P. ...

, 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

Species

According to the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialist ...

(WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included within the genus ''Acmaea'' : * '' Acmaea achates'' (Reeve, 1855) * '' Acmaea juanina'' Odhner, 1922 * '' Acmaea mitra'' Rathke, 1833 * '' Acmaea nanshaensis'' Liu, 1991 ;Taxa inquirenda: * ''Acmaea cancellata'' Test, 1945 * ''Acmaea cornea'' Test, 1945 * ''Acmaea fouae'' Test, 1945 * ''Acmaea irregularis'' Test, 1945 * ''Acmaea transparens'' Test, 1945 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Acmaea (Tectura)'' Gray, 1847 : synonym of '' Tectura'' Gray, 1847 (alternate representation) * ''Acmaea (Chiazacmea)'': synonym of ''

Notoacmea ''Notoacmea'' is a southern genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, the true limpets. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Notoacmea Iredale, 1915. Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' Iredale, 1915 * ''Acmaea (Collisella)'' Dall, 1871: synonym of ''

Lottia ''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 ...

'' Gray, 1833 * ''Acmaea albonotata'' E. A. Smith, 1901: synonym of ''

Eoacmaea albonotata ''Eoacmaea albonotata'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eoacmaeidae ''Eoacmaea'' is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Patellogastropoda, ...

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

'' 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 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 ''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 (WoRM ...

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

'' 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 garrettii'' Pilsbry, 1891: synonym of '' Patelloida garrettii'' (Pilsbry, 1891) * ''Acmaea hamillei'' P. Fischer, 1857: synonym of ''

Plesiothyreus hamillei ''Plesiothyreus hamillei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae. Description The length of the shell attains 7 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; g ...

'' (P. Fischer, 1857) * ''Acmaea helmsi'' E. A. Smith, 1894: synonym of ''

Notoacmea elongata ''Notoacmea elongata'' 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 The length of the shell attains 6.35 mm. Distribution This marine species ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * ''Acmaea heroldi'' Dunker, 1861: synonym of '' Patelloida heroldi'' (Dunker, 1861) * ''Acmaea inconspicua'' (Gray, 1843): synonym of ''

Radiacmea inconspicua ''Radiacmea inconspicua'' is a species of small sea snail or true limpet, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Lottiidae, one of the true limpet families. References * Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell ...

'' (Gray, 1843) * ''Acmaea insessa'' (Hinds, 1842): synonym of '' Lottia insessa'' (Hinds, 1842) * ''Acmaea instabilis'' (Gould, 1846): synonym of ''

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 northe ...

'' (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 ''Lottia leucopleura'' 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 This species lives in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mex ...

'' (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 ''

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

'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 * ''Acmaea zografi'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of '' Veleropilina zografi'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)

References

* 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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