Lottia filosa
Lottia filosa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1] The Habitat of this creature tends towards Marine Benthic and is in the trophic guild grazers.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda |
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| Species: | L. filosa |
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| Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865) | |
Description
The shell can grow to be 20 mm in length.[3] The body symmetry of the shell is bilaterally symmetric and moves by Mucus Mediated Gliding.[2]
Distribution
It can be found off of Mexico to Colombia and off of the Galapagos Islands.[3]
References
- Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- "Lottia filosa (Carpenter 1865) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Lottia filosa". gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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