WoRMS taxon details
Lottia alveus (Conrad, 1831)
160338 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160338)
accepted
Species
Acmaea alveus (Conrad, 1831) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Lottia alveus alveus (Conrad, 1831) · unaccepted
Patella alveus Conrad, 1831 · unaccepted (original combination)
Tectura alveus (Conrad, 1831) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
- Subspecies Lottia alveus alveus (Conrad, 1831) accepted as Lottia alveus (Conrad, 1831)
- Subspecies Lottia alveus angusta (Moskalev, 1967) accepted as Lottia angusta (Moskalev, 1967)
- Subspecies Lottia alveus parallela (Dall, 1921) accepted as Lottia parallela (Dall, 1921)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Patella alveus Conrad, 1831) Conrad, T. A. (1831). Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(2): 256-268, plate 11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677674
page(s): 267, pl. 11, fig. 20 [details]
page(s): 267, pl. 11, fig. 20 [details]
Type locality contained in Massachusetts
type locality contained in Massachusetts [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Distribution: Canada; Canada: Labrador; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York
Distribution Distribution: Canada; Canada: Labrador; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lottia alveus (Conrad, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160338 on 2025-03-18
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Patella alveus Conrad, 1831) Conrad, T. A. (1831). Description of fifteen new species of Recent, and three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6(2): 256-268, plate 11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24677674
page(s): 267, pl. 11, fig. 20 [details]
basis of record Carlton J.T., Vermeij G.J., Lindberg D.R., Carlton D.A. & Dubley E.C. (1991). The first historical extinction of a marine invertebrate in an ocean basin: The demise of the eelgrass limpet <i>Lottia alveus</i>. <em>Biological Bulletin.</em> 180(1): 72-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1545647 [details]
page(s): 267, pl. 11, fig. 20 [details]
basis of record Carlton J.T., Vermeij G.J., Lindberg D.R., Carlton D.A. & Dubley E.C. (1991). The first historical extinction of a marine invertebrate in an ocean basin: The demise of the eelgrass limpet <i>Lottia alveus</i>. <em>Biological Bulletin.</em> 180(1): 72-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1545647 [details]
Other
additional source
Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
[request]additional source Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
