''Lottia'' is a

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, specifically true

limpet Limpets are a group of aquatic snails with a conical gastropod shell, shell shape (patelliform) and a strong, muscular foot. This general category of conical shell is known as "patelliform" (dish-shaped). Existing within the class Gastropoda, ...

s, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family

Lottiidae Lottiidae is a family (biology), family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda (according to the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocr ...

, 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'' ( Adams, 1845) * † '' Lottia alveus'', (Conrad, 1831) - eelgrass limpet, became extinct in the 20th century * '' Lottia angusta'' (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'' (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'', commonly known as 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 inte ...

''. 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 ...

'' (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 Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...

'' (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 (WoR ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1891) * ''

'' (Rathke, 1833) - ribbed limpet * '' Lottia discors'' (Philippi, 1849) * '' Lottia dorsuosa'' (Gould, 1859) * '' Lottia edmitchelli'' (Lipps, 1963) * '' Lottia emydia'' (Dall, 1914) * '' Lottia fascicularis'' (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 (ocean), marine Gastropoda, gastropod Mollusca, mollusc in the family Lottiidae. Its genome has beesequencedat the Joint Genome Institute. Distri ...

'' 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'' (Gould, 1846) -- unstable limpet * '' Lottia jamaicensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) - Jamaica limpet * '' Lottia kogamogai'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * '' Lottia langfordi'' (Habe, 1944) * '' Lottia leucopleura'' (Gmelin, 1791) - black-rib limpet * '' Lottia limatula'' (Carpenter, 1864) - file limpet * '' Lottia lindbergi'' 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 ''Lottia onychitis'' is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...

'' (Menke, 1843) * '' Lottia orbignyi'' (Dall, 1909) * '' Lottia painei'' Lindberg, 1987 * ''

Lottia paradigitalis ''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 ...

'' (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 ''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. (2012) ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1846) * '' Lottia tenuisculptata'' Sasaki & Okutani, 1994 * '' Lottia tranquebarica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

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

Discurria insessa ''Discurria insessa'', commonly named the seaweed limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 38 mm. The apex of the ...

'' (Hinds, 1842) * ''Lottia ochracea'' (Dall, 1871): synonym of '' Lottia instabilis'' (Gould, 1846) * ''Lottia paleacea'' (Gould, 1853): synonym of '' Tectura paleacea'' (Gould, 1853) * ''Lottia rosacea'' (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of '' Tectura rosacea'' (Carpenter, 1864) * ''Lottia testudinalis'' (Müller, 1776): synonym of '' Testudinalia testudinalis'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Lottia variabilis'' (Sowerby, 1839): synonym of '' Scurria variabilis'' (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 speciesITIS : Lottia
/ref> * '' Lottia ochracea'' (Dall, 1871) -- yellow limpet : synonym of '' Lottia instabilis'' (Gould, 1846)

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