Lottia septiformis (Quoy & Gaimard 1834)

Lottia septiformis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 14.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

References

• Nakano, T. & Ozawa, T. 2007. Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and Palaeontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73: 79–99
• Trew, A. 1983. The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales. Parts 19, 20 & 21. Pleurotomariacea, Fissurellacea and Patellacea. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff.