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Lottia pelta

(Rathke, 1833)

Shield Limpet

GNRUnranked Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971302
Element CodeIMGASZ1060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderPatellogastropoda
FamilyLottiidae
GenusLottia
Synonyms
Acmaea peltaRathke, 1833
Concept Reference
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (16)
Alaska (15)
AreaForestAcres
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
References (3)
  1. Nakano T., and T. Ozawa. 2007. Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1):79–99.
  2. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.
  3. WoRMS Editorial Board. 2020. World Register of Marine Species. Available: http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ (accessed 12 Feb 2020)