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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 2025-09-10
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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 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 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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 wottonae.jpg "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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