Ribbed Limpets: More Information
Description: Limpets are mollusks with one volcano-shaped shell; different species have different steepness to the slopes and different colors and textures. The ribbed limpet’s peak is noticeably forward of center, and low, bumpy ridges stretch from the peak to the edge of the shell. A wide muscular foot of each limpet fills most of the oval, open base of the “volcano,” with the rest of the animal inside.
Taxonomy:
| Kingdom | Animalia -- Animal, animals, animaux | ||
| Phylum | Mollusca -- molluscs, mollusks, mollusques, molusco | ||
| Class | Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797 -- caracol, caramujo, escargots, gastéropodes, gastropods, lesma, limaces, slugs, snails | ||
| Order | Patellogastropoda | ||
| Family | Lottiidae | ||
| Genus | Lottia G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 | ||
| Species | Lottia digitalis (Rathke, 1833) -- ribbed limpet |
Other common species:
Acmaea mitra Eschscholtz, 1833 -- whitecap limpet
Lottia pelta (Rathke, 1833) -- shield limpet
Diodora aspera (Rathke, 1833) -- rough keyhole limpet
Taxonomic information source: ITIS.gov