Molluscs › Lottiid Limpets
File Limpet
Lottia limatula
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mask LimpetLottia persona
Owl LimpetLottia gigantea
Shield LimpetLottia pelta
Plate LimpetLottia scutum
Checkered LimpetLottia strigatella
Southern Finger LimpetLottia austrodigitalis
Chocolate LimpetLottia fenestrata
Lottia mesoleuca
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,532 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,511 |
| Canada | 11 |
| Washington | 11 |
| British Columbia | 11 |
| Oregon | 8 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Baja California | 1 |
| Colima | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Nacellida |
| Family | Lottiid Limpets · Lottiidae |
| Genus | Lottia Limpets · Lottia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise File Limpet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.