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Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
456586 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:456586)
accepted
Species
Acmaea antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Acmaea candeana (A. d'Orbigny, 1847) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acmaea elegans R. A. Philippi, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acmaea elegans wottonae Christiaens, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acmaea wottonae Christiaens, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Patella candeana A. d'Orbigny, 1847 · unaccepted
Patella elegans (R. A. Philippi, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864 · unaccepted
Tectura antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) · unaccepted
marine
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456586 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]
original description (of Patella candeana A. d'Orbigny, 1847) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 199, pl. 25 figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Acmaea elegans R. A. Philippi, 1846) Philippi, R.A. (1846). Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien-Arten. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 3(2): 19–24 [28 February]; 3(4): 49–55 [30 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291813
page(s): 24 [details]
original description (of Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864) Krebs, H. (1864). The West-Indian Marine Shells with some remarks. A manuscript printed for circulation between collectors. Nykjobing, Falste: W. Laub's widow & Chr. Jorgensen. 137 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13050022
page(s): 89; note: used ias the valid name for Patella candeana d'Orbigny, 1847, thereby making it a junior objective synonym [details]
original description (of Acmaea elegans wottonae Christiaens, 1975) Christiaens, J. (1975). Révision provisoire des Mollusques marins récents de la famille des Acmaeidae et description de deux nouveaux sous-genre: <i>Simplacmaea</i> nov. subgen. et <i>Collisellacmaea</i> nov.subgen. <em>Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie.</em> 4(1): 3-18.
page(s): 11 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i> 73(1): 79–99. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
original description (of Patella candeana A. d'Orbigny, 1847) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 199, pl. 25 figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Acmaea elegans R. A. Philippi, 1846) Philippi, R.A. (1846). Diagnosen einiger neuen Conchylien-Arten. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 3(2): 19–24 [28 February]; 3(4): 49–55 [30 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16291813
page(s): 24 [details]
original description (of Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864) Krebs, H. (1864). The West-Indian Marine Shells with some remarks. A manuscript printed for circulation between collectors. Nykjobing, Falste: W. Laub's widow & Chr. Jorgensen. 137 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13050022
page(s): 89; note: used ias the valid name for Patella candeana d'Orbigny, 1847, thereby making it a junior objective synonym [details]
original description (of Acmaea elegans wottonae Christiaens, 1975) Christiaens, J. (1975). Révision provisoire des Mollusques marins récents de la famille des Acmaeidae et description de deux nouveaux sous-genre: <i>Simplacmaea</i> nov. subgen. et <i>Collisellacmaea</i> nov.subgen. <em>Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie.</em> 4(1): 3-18.
page(s): 11 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i> 73(1): 79–99. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Acmaea antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lottia antillarum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, in littoral zone, by snorkeling, at 1-2 m depth, collected 1993-12-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To Malacopics (Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Jamaica, Portland, Long Bay, on flat rocks at low tide, collected 1965-08-00, ex coll. M.A. Wotton .)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Acmaea antillarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Patella pulcherrima Krebs, 1864)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lottia antillarum)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Malacopics (Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, in littoral zone, by snorkeling, at 1-2 m depth, collected 1993-12-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To Malacopics (Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Jamaica, Portland, Long Bay, on flat rocks at low tide, collected 1965-08-00, ex coll. M.A. Wotton .)
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