Lottia septiformis

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Lottia septiformis
Shell of Lottia septiformis (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Lottiidae
Genus: Lottia
Species:
L. septiformis
Binomial name
Lottia septiformis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms

Patelloida septiformis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (original combination)

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]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 14.5 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

References[edit]

  • 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.

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