Lottia filosa

Lottia filosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Lottiidae
Genus: Lottia
Species:
L. filosa
Binomial name
Lottia filosa
(Carpenter, 1865)

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] The Habitat of this creature tends towards Marine Benthic and is in the trophic guild grazers.[2]

Description

The shell can grow to be 20 mm in length.[3] The body symmetry of the shell is bilaterally symmetric and moves by Mucus Mediated Gliding.[2]

Distribution

It can be found off of Mexico to Colombia and off of the Galapagos Islands.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Lottia filosa (Carpenter 1865) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Lottia filosa". gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.


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