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]

Lottia filosa
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L. filosa
Binomial name
Lottia filosa
(Carpenter, 1865)

Description

The shell can grow to be 20 mm in length.[2]

Distribution

It can be found off of Mexico to Colombia and off of the Galapagos Islands.[2]

References

  1. Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  2. "Lottia filosa". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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