Notoacmea flammea

Notoacmea flammea is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]

Notoacmea flammea
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N. flammea
Binomial name
Notoacmea flammea
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acmaea scabrilirata Angas, 1865
  • Acmaea subundulata Angas, 1865
  • Chiazacmea flammea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Notoacmea flammea diminuta Iredale, 1924
  • Notoacmea granulosa Macpherson, 1955 (junior synonym)
  • Notoacmea mixta (Reeve, 1855)
  • Notoacmaea scabrilirata Angas, 1865
  • Patella mixta Reeve, 1855
  • Patelloida flammea Quoy and Gaimard, 1834 (original description)

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tasmania, Australia.

Basal view

References

  • Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.
  • Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81


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