Lottia septiformis
Lottia septiformis 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]
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| Shell of Lottia septiformis (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Patellogastropoda |
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| Species: | L. septiformis |
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| Lottia septiformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) | |
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Patelloida septiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 14.5 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
References
- Lottia septiformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- Nakano, T. & Ozawa, T. 2007. Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and Palaeontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73: 79–99
- Trew, A. 1983. The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales. Parts 19, 20 & 21. Pleurotomariacea, Fissurellacea and Patellacea. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.
External links
- Quoy J.R.C. & Gaimard J.P. (1832-1835). Voyage de découvertes de l'"Astrolabe" exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833]. Paris: Tastu.]
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