''Lottia'' is a

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s, specifically true

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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 20 ...

, 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 ''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 ...

'' (Petuch, 1979) * ''

Lottia acutapex ''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 ...

'' (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 (WoRM ...

'' ( Adams, 1845) * † ''

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

'', (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 (WoRM ...

'' (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'' Simison & Lindberg, 2003 * '' Lottia asmi'' (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 (WoRM ...

'' (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 (WoRM ...

'' (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 th ...

''. 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 (WoRM ...

'' (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 off ...

'' (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 (WoRM ...

'' (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 (WoRM ...

'' (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 and the ...

'' (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 (WoRMS ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1891) * ''

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

Lottia discors ''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 ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * '' Lottia dorsuosa'' (Gould, 1859) * '' Lottia edmitchelli'' (Lipps, 1963) * '' Lottia emydia'' (Dall, 1914) * ''

Lottia fascicularis ''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 ...

'' (Menke, 1851) * '' Lottia fenestrata'' (Reeve, 1855) * '' Lottia filosa'' (Carpenter, 1865) * '' Lottia formosa'' (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'' Nakayama, Sasaki & Nakano, 2017 * '' Lottia iani'' Scuderi, Nakano & Eernisse, 2021 * '' Lottia immaculata'' (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 northe ...

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

Lottia jamaicensis ''Lottia jamaicensis'' 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 ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) - Jamaica limpet * '' Lottia kogamogai'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * '' Lottia langfordi'' (Habe, 1944) * ''

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) - black-rib limpet * '' Lottia limatula'' (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 Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and th ...

'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * '' Lottia luchuana'' (Pilsbry, 1901) * '' Lottia marcusi'' (Righi, 1966) * '' Lottia mesoleuca'' (Menke, 1851) * '' Lottia mimica'' Lindberg & McLean, 1981 * '' Lottia mitella'' (Menke, 1847) * '' Lottia mixta'' (Reeve, 1855) * '' Lottia mortoni'' (Christiaens, 1980) * ''

Lottia noronhensis ''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 ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1890) * '' Lottia onychitis'' (Menke, 1843) * '' Lottia orbignyi'' (Dall, 1909) * '' Lottia painei'' Lindberg, 1987 * '' Lottia paradigitalis'' (Fritchman, 1960) * '' Lottia pediculus'' (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'' (Rathke, 1833) * '' Lottia rothi'' (Lindberg & McLean, 1981) * '' Lottia scabra'' (Gould, 1846) - rough limpet * '' Lottia scutum'' (Rathke, 1833) * '' Lottia septiformis'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) * '' Lottia smithi'' Lindberg & McLean, 1981 * '' Lottia stanfordiana'' (Berry, 1957) * '' Lottia strigatella'' (Carpenter, 1864) * '' Lottia strongiana'' (Hertlein, 1958) * '' Lottia subrotundata'' (Carpenter, 1865) * '' Lottia subrugosa'' (d'Orbigny, 1846) * '' Lottia tenuisculptata'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * '' Lottia tranquebarica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Lottia triangularis'' (Carpenter, 1864) -- triangular limpet * '' Lottia turveri'' (Hertlein & Strong, 1951) * '' Lottia versicolor'' (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 Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and t ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839) * ''Lottia depicta'' (Hinds, 1842): synonym of ''

Tectura depicta ''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?p= ...

'' (Hinds, 1842) * ''Lottia insessa'' (Hinds, 1842): synonym for ''

Discurria insessa ''Discurria insessa'', common name the seaweed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 38 mm. Distribution This ...

'' (Hinds, 1842) * ''Lottia ochracea'' (Dall, 1871): synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1846) * ''Lottia paleacea'' (Gould, 1853): synonym of '' Tectura paleacea'' (Gould, 1853) * ''Lottia rosacea'' (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of ''

Tectura rosacea ''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?p= ...

'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Lottia testudinalis'' (Müller, 1776): synonym of '' Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Lottia variabilis'' (Sowerby, 1839): synonym of ''

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1839) Lottia mixta 002

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
/ref> * '' Lottia ochracea'' (Dall, 1871) -- yellow limpet : synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1846)

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