Lottia septiformis

Species of gastropod

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

The length of the shell attains 14.5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ Lottia septiformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  • 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.
  • Quoy J.R.C. & Gaimard J.P. (1832-1835). Voyage de découvertes de l'"Astrolabe" exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. 1: i-l, 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833]. Paris: Tastu.]
Taxon identifiers
Lottia septiformis
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