Biology:Lottia filosa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Lottia filosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lottiidae |
| Genus: | Lottia |
| Species: | L. filosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865)
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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]
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]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q6684991 entry
