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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lottiidae |
| Genus: | Lottia |
| Species: | L. filosa |
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| 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. The Habitat of this creature tends towards Marine Benthic and is in the trophic guild grazers.
Description
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The shell can grow to be 20 mm in length. The body symmetry of the shell is bilaterally symmetric and moves by Mucus Mediated Gliding.
Distribution
It can be found off of Mexico to Colombia and off of the Galapagos Islands.
References
- Lottia filosa (Carpenter, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Lottia filosa (Carpenter 1865) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Lottia filosa". gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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