Molluscs › Lottiid Limpets
Fingered Limpet
Lottia digitalis
3,579 observations in the source records
28 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.
What the records say
- 3,579 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Rough LimpetLottia scabra
Shield LimpetLottia pelta
Southern Finger LimpetLottia austrodigitalis
Plate LimpetLottia scutum
Mask LimpetLottia persona
Boreal limpetLottia paradigitalis
Owl LimpetLottia gigantea
File LimpetLottia limatula
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,985 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 902 |
| British Columbia | 902 |
| California | 765 |
| Washington | 650 |
| Alaska | 278 |
| Oregon | 275 |
| Kansas | 14 |
| New Mexico | 3 |
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 Fingered Limpet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.