Lepetidae

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Lepetidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Superfamily: Lottioidea
Family: Lepetidae
Gray, 1850

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

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Taxonomy

This family consists of the two following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):

A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of Patellogastropoda based on molecular phylogeny research by Nakano & Ozawa (2007): [1]

Patellogastropoda

Lottiidae (including Acmaea and Niveotectura )

Pectinodontidae

Lepetidae

Nacellidae

Patellidae

Eoacmaeidae

Genera

Genera in the family Lepetidae include:

Lepetinae
Propilidiinae

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">Nacellidae</span> Family of gastropods

Nacellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Patellogastropoda.

<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>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">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.

<i>Acmaea mitra</i> Species of gastropod

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.

<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.

Eoacmaea albonotata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eoacmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets. The species is found off Natal, South Africa.

<i>Helcion concolor</i> Species of gastropod

Helcion concolor, common name the variable limpet, 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>Lottia mesoleuca</i> Species of gastropod

Lottia mesoleuca 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>Nacella magellanica</i> Species of gastropod

Nacella magellanica 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>Patella lugubris</i> Species of gastropod

Patella lugubris 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>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 argenvillei</i> Large species of limpet endemic to the south and west coasts of southern Africa

Scutellastra argenvillei or Argenville's limpet, 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>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>Patella depressa</i> Species of gastropod

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

References

  1. Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). "Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: Molecular, morphological and palaeontological evidence". Journal of Molluscan Studies73(1) 79-99. doi : 10.1093/mollus/eym001.