Lottia filosa

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Lottia filosa
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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]

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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]

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References

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