Lottia antillarum
| Lottia antillarum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lottiidae |
| Genus: | Lottia |
| Species: | L. antillarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
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Lottia antillarum is a species of limpet or sea snail in the family Lottiidae.[1] It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and off the Lesser Antilles.[1]
Description
- Size: They typically range from 10 to 28 mm in length.
- Geographic Range: This species is found in the Western Atlantic, including the Florida Keys, the West Indies, and northern South America.
- Habitat: They are commonly found in the littoral zones of the Caribbean, including Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Jamaica.
Biology
Like other members of the order Patellogastropoda, Lottia antillarum is typically a broadcast spawner. Its life cycle progresses from embryos to planktonic trochophore larvae, then to juvenile veligers, and finally to adults.
The species was first described by George Brettingham Sowerby I in 1834. Its conservation status has not yet been assessed by the IUCN Red List.
References
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- ^ a b c Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ Lottia antillarum. Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods.
- 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.