Lottia filosa explained

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.[1]

Description

The shell can grow to be 20 mm in length.[2] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lottia filosa (Carpenter 1865) - Encyclopedia of Life . 2023-03-22 . eol.org.
  2. Web site: Lottia filosa. gastropods.com. 2020-04-15.