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Family: Lottiidae lottiid limpets



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Actinoleuca campbelli
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Asteracmea maraisi
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Asteracmea suteri
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Atalacmea fragilis
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Atalacmea multilinea
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Collisella asmi
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Collisella borealis
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Collisella digitalis
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Collisella edmitchelli
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Collisella instabilis
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Collisella limatula
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Collisella pelta
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Collisella scabra
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Collisella strigatella
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Collisella triangularis
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Max. Length 2 cm NG
 
Discurria insessa
[Kelp limpet]
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Erginus apicinus
[Cap limpet]
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Erginus moskalevi
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Erginus puniceus
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Erginus rubellus
[Reddish limpet]
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Erginus sybariticus
[Lush limpet]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Lottia abrolhosensis
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL
 
Lottia alveus
[Bowl limpet]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Lottia antillarum
[Southern limpet]
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Max. Length 1 cm NG
 
Lottia asmi
[Black limpet]
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Lottia borealis
[Boreal limpet]

Coltro, Marcus

Northwest Pacific

Lottia cassis(Eschscholtz, 1833)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lottia cassis
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Lottia cellanica
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Lottia conus
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Lottia cubensis
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Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
 
Lottia digitalis
[Ribbed limpet]
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Lottia dorsuosa
[Bumpy limpet]
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Lottia emydia
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Lottia fenestrata
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Lottia filosa
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Lottia gigantea
[Owl limpet]
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Lottia guadelupa
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Lottia iani
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Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
 
Lottia instabilis
[Unstable limpet]
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Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
 
Lottia jamaicensis
[Jamaica limpet]
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Lottia kogamogai
[Kogamogai limpet]
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Lottia langfordi
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Lottia leucopleura
[Black-rib limpet]
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Lottia limatula
[File limpet]
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Lottia lindbergi
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Lottia luchuana
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Lottia marcusi
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Lottia mesoleuca
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Lottia mortoni
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Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Lottia noronhensis
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Lottia ochracea
[Yellow limpet]
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Lottia onychitis
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Lottia orbigny
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Lottia painei
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Lottia paradigitalis
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Max. Length 5.4 cm SHL
 
Lottia pelta
[Shield limpet]
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Lottia persona
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Lottia scabra
[Rough limpet]
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Lottia scutum
[Pacific plate limpet]
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Lottia septiformis
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Lottia smithi
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Lottia strigatella
[Checkered limpet]
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Lottia subrotundata
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Lottia subrugosa
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Lottia tenuisculpta
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Lottia tranquebarica
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Lottia triangularis
[Triangular limpet]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm TL
 
Nipponacmea concinna
[Schrenk's limpet]
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Nipponacmea fuscoviridis
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Nipponacmea gloriosa
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Nipponacmea habei
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Nipponacmea nigrans
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Nipponacmea radula
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Nipponacmea schrenckii
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Nipponacmea teramachii
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Niveotectura funiculata
[Corded white limpet]
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Niveotectura pallida
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Grist, John and Maria

Indo-West Pacific

Patelloida alticostata(Angas, 1865)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Patelloida alticostata
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Patelloida araucana
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Patelloida chamorrorum
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Patelloida conoidalis
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Patelloida conulus
[Little-cone limpet]
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Patelloida corticata
[Encrusted limpet]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Patelloida exilis
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Patelloida heroldi
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Patelloida inquilinus
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Patelloida insignis
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL
 
Patelloida javanica
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Patelloida latistrigata
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Patelloida lentiginosa
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Patelloida mimula
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Patelloida nigrosulcata
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Patelloida perconica
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Patelloida perfestiva
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Grist, John and Maria

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 1.8 cm TL
Patelloida profundaDeshayes, 1863

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Patelloida profunda
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Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
 
Patelloida pustulata
[Spotted limpet]
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Patelloida pygmaea
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Patelloida ryukyuensis
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Patelloida saccharina(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Patelloida saccharina
[Pacific sugar limpet]
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Max. Length 5 cm ShH
 
Patelloida saccharinoides
[Sugar limpet]
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Patelloida signata
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Patelloida striata(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Patelloida striata
[Striate limpet]
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Patelloida toloensis
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Radiacmea inconspicua
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Radiacmea intermedia
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Rhodopetala rosea
[Pink limpet]
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Scurria bahamondina
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Scurria ceciliana
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Scurria chaitena
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Scurria dalcahuina
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Scurria mesoleuca
[Half-white limpet]
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Scurria parasitica
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Scurria plana
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Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 3 cm DL
Scurria scurra(Lesson, 1847)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Scurria scurra
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Scurria silvana
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Scurria variabilis
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Scurria viridula
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Max. Length 4.4 cm DL
 
Scurria zebrina
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Tectura depicta
[Painted limpet]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Tectura fenestrata
[Fenestrate limpet]
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Max. Length 1 cm NG
 
Tectura paleacea
[Surfgrass limpet]
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Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Tectura persona
[Mask limpet]
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Tectura rosacea
[Pacific rosy limpet]
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Tectura scutum
[Plate limpet]

Harvey-Clark, Chris

East Pacific, Northwest A
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Tectura testudinalis(Müller, 1776)

Photo by Harvey-Clark, Chris
 
Tectura testudinalis
[Plant limpet]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Atlantic and th

Tectura virginea(Müller, 1776)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tectura virginea
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Testudinalia testudinalis
[Common tortoiseshell limpet]
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Yayoiacmea oyamai
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