Lepeta

Lepeta
	Shell of † Lepeta scaldensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Lepetidae
Genus:	Lepeta ; Gray, 1847
Synonyms
	CryptobranchiaMiddendorff, 1851 (junior objective synonym); DalliaJeffreys, 1883 (junior homonym of Dallia Bean, 1878); Lepeta (Cryptobranchia)Middendorff, 1851 (a junior synonym); Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia)Dall, 1918 (Invalid: unnecessary replacement name); Patella (Cryptobranchia)Middendorff, 1851 (Invalid: junior objective synonym of LepetaGray, with the same type species);

Last updated February 23, 2025

Lepeta is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Lepeta include:

† Lepeta boutillieri (Cossmann, 1888)
Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776)^[2]
Lepeta concentrica (Middendorff, 1848)
† Lepeta duclosii (Deshayes, 1824)
Lepeta grandis (Crozier, 1966)
Lepeta kuragiensis (Yokoyama, 1920)
† Lepeta scaldensis van Regteren Altena, 1954

Species brought into synonymy

Lepeta albescens(Philippi, 1846): synonym of Iothia albescens (Philippi, 1846)
Lepeta antarcticaE. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Iothia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868) (original combination)
Lepeta caecoidesCarpenter, 1864: synonym of Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Lepeta coppingeri(E. A. Smith, 1881): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
Lepeta costulataLocard, 1898: synonym of Bathysciadium costulatum (Locard, 1898)
Lepeta depressaHedley, 1916: synonym of Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908)
Lepeta limaDall, 1918: synonym of Limalepeta lima (Dall, 1918)
Lepeta puntarenaeMörch, 1860: synonym of Phenacolepas puntarenae (Mörch, 1860) (original combination)
Lepeta sagamiensisKuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of Sagamilepeta sagamiensis (Kuroda & Habe, 1971) (original combination)

References

↑ Lepeta Gray, 1847 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
↑ Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213.
Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp

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[WoRMS-1] Lepeta Gray, 1847 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.

[2] Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.

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Lepeta

Shell of † Lepeta scaldensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Lepetidae
Genus:	Lepeta Gray, 1847
Synonyms
CryptobranchiaMiddendorff, 1851 (junior objective synonym) DalliaJeffreys, 1883 (junior homonym of Dallia Bean, 1878) Lepeta (Cryptobranchia)Middendorff, 1851 (a junior synonym) Lepeta (Cryptoctenidia)Dall, 1918 (Invalid: unnecessary replacement name) Patella (Cryptobranchia)Middendorff, 1851 (Invalid: junior objective synonym of LepetaGray, with the same type species)