Acmaea mitra

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Acmaea mitra
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A live individual of Acmaea mitra. The shell is covered in encrusting red coralline algae, which is why it appears to be pink
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Superfamily: Lottioidea
Family: Acmaeidae
Genus: Acmaea
Species:
A. mitra
Binomial name
Acmaea mitra
Rathke, 1833
Synonyms

Scurria mitra(Rathke, 1833) superseded combination

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Acmaea mitra, common name the whitecap limpet, is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Taxonomy

Acmaea mitra was placed in the family Acmaeidae for many years, but based on molecular phylogeny evidence by Nakano & Ozawa (2007) [1] Acmaeidae was synonymized with Lottiidae. However, this synonymy was subsequently found incorrect, having been the result of contaminated samples, and Acmaea mitra and a related species, Niveotectura pallida form a well-supported clade outside of the Lottiidae, and Acmaeidae was re-established. [2]

Acmaea mitra is the type of the genus Acmaea [3]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

Distribution Acmaea mitra - distribution.jpg
Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Baja California, Mexico.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acmaeidae</span> Family of gastropods

Acmaeidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the subclass Patellogastropoda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patellogastropoda</span> Clade of gastropods

The Patellogastropoda, common name true limpets and historically called the Docoglossa, are members of a major phylogenetic group of marine gastropods, treated by experts either as a clade or as a taxonomic order.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patellidae</span> Family of gastropods

Patellidae is a taxonomic family of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Patelloidea. (The superfamily Patelloidea should not be confused with the similar-sounding genus of true limpets Patelloida which is in the family Lottiidae within the superfamily Lottioidea, also part of the Patellogastropoda.)

<i>Notoacmea pileopsis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Patelloida</i> Genus of gastropods

Patelloida is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lottiinae of the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lepetidae</span> Family of gastropods

Lepetidae is a family of sea snails or small, deep-water true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Patellogastropoda the true limpets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lottiidae</span> Family of gastropods

Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lottioidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

Lottioidea is a superfamily of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Patellogastropoda, the true limpets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pectinodontidae</span> Family of gastropods

Pectinodontidae is a family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea, the true limpets.

<i>Eoacmaea</i> Genus of gastropods

Eoacmaea is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subclass Patellogastropoda, the true limpets.

<i>Lottia orbignyi</i> Species of gastropod

Lottia orbignyi is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.

<i>Lottia septiformis</i> Species of gastropod

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.

<i>Nacella deaurata</i> Species of gastropod

Nacella deaurata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

<i>Patelloida pygmaea</i> Species of gastropod

Patelloida pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.

<i>Scutellastra laticostata</i> Species of gastropod

Scutellastra laticostata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

<i>Cellana eucosmia</i> Species of gastropod

Cellana eucosmia is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.

Cellana karachiensis is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.

Cellana pricei is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.

<i>Cellana solida</i> Species of gastropod

Cellana solida is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.

Cellana taitensis is a species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae.

References

  1. Nakano, T. & T. Ozawa (2007). "Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 73 (1): 79–99. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eym001 .
  2. Nakano, T. & T. Sasaki (2011). "Recent advances in molecular phylogeny, systematics and evolution of patellogastropod limpets". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 203–217. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyr016 .
  3. Gofas, S. (2009). Acmaea Eschscholtz, 1833. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137616 on 2010-03-30