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Notoacmea flammea

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Notoacmea flammea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Lottiidae
Genus: Notoacmea
Species:
N. flammea
Binomial name
Notoacmea flammea
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acmaea scabrilirata Angas, 1865
  • Acmaea subundulata Angas, 1865
  • Chiazacmea flammea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Notoacmea flammea diminuta Iredale, 1924
  • Notoacmea granulosa Macpherson, 1955 (junior synonym)
  • Notoacmea mixta (Reeve, 1855)
  • Notoacmaea scabrilirata Angas, 1865
  • Patella mixta Reeve, 1855
  • Patelloida flammea Quoy and Gaimard, 1834 (original description)

Notoacmea flammea is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Tasmania, Australia.

Basal view

References

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  • Nakano T. & Ozawa T. (2007). Worldwide phylogeography of limpets of the order Patellogastropoda: molecular, morphological and paleontological evidence. Journal of Molluscan Studies 73(1): 79–99.
  • Grove, S. 2011. The Seashells of Tasmania: A Comprehensive Guide. Taroona, Australia: Taroona Publications. [vi], 81
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