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Lepetidae Lepetidae is a family of sea snails or small, deep-water true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda the true limpets. Taxonomy This family consists of the two following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of t ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Lepeta'' include: * ''

Lepeta caeca ''Lepeta caeca'', common name the northern blind limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets. Distribution Description The maximum recorded s ...

'' (Müller O.F., 1776) * ''

Lepeta depressa ''Lepeta depressa'' 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 Patellog ...

'' Hedley, 1916 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Lepeta albescens'' (Philippi, 1846): synonym of '' Iothia albescens'' (Philippi, 1846) * ''Lepeta antarctica'' E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of ''Iothia antarctica'' (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of ''

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 specim ...

'' (Philippi, 1868) (original combination) * ''Lepeta caecoides'' Carpenter, 1864: synonym of ''

'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Lepeta coppingeri'' (E. A. Smith, 1881): synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1868) * ''Lepeta costulata'' Locard, 1898: synonym of ''

Bathysciadium costulatum ''Bathysciadium costulatum'' is a species of sea snail, deep-sea limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bathysciadiidae. Distribution * European waters Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture ...

'' (Locard, 1898) * ''Lepeta depressa'' Hedley, 1916: 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 R ...

'' (Strebel, 1908) * ''Lepeta lima'' Dall, 1918: synonym of '' Limalepeta lima'' (Dall, 1918) * ''Lepeta puntarenae'' Mörch, 1860: synonym of '' Phenacolepas puntarenae'' (Mörch, 1860) (original combination) * ''Lepeta sagamiensis'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of '' Sagamilepeta sagamiensis'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1971) (original combination)

References

* 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. * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. . XII, 195 pp

External links

* Lepetidae {{Lepetidae-stub