Lottia filosa
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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.{{WRMS species|456592|Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865)||8 April 2010}} The Habitat of this creature tends towards Marine Benthic and is in the trophic guild grazers.{{Cite web |title=Lottia filosa (Carpenter 1865) - Encyclopedia of Life |url=https://eol.org/pages/11998706 |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=eol.org}}
Description
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The shell can grow to be 20 mm in length.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gastropods.com/0/Shell_15670.shtml|title=Lottia filosa|website=gastropods.com|access-date=2020-04-15}} The body symmetry of the shell is bilaterally symmetric and moves by Mucus Mediated Gliding.
Distribution
It can be found off of Mexico to Colombia and off of the Galapagos Islands.
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Category:Gastropods described in 1865
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