Lottia antillarum

Lottia antillarum is a species of limpet in the family Lottiidae.^[1] It is commonly known as the Antilles limpet.^[2]

Lottia antillarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Patellogastropoda
Family:	Lottiidae
Genus:	Lottia
Species:	L. antillarum
Binomial name
Lottia antillarum G.B. Sowerby I, 1834
Synonyms[1]
Acmaea antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) Acmaea elegans Philippi, 1846 Acmaea wottonae Christiaens, 1975 Patella candeana d'Orbigny, 1847 Patella opea Reeve, 1855 Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864 Tectura antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and off the Lesser Antilles.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 28 mm.