Lottia antillarum
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| taxon = Lottia antillarum
| authority = G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
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- Acmaea antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
- Acmaea elegans Philippi, 1846
- Acmaea wottonae Christiaens, 1975
- Patella candeana d'Orbigny, 1847
- Patella opea Reeve, 1855
- Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864
- Tectura antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
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Lottia antillarum is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae.{{WRMS species|456586|Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834||8 April 2010}} It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.[http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_4633.shtml Lottia antillarum.] Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and off the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 28 mm.
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References
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- 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.
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Category:Gastropods described in 1834
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