Poole, Karen E.
Acmaea
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Acmaea is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNacellida
- FamilyAcmaeidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,328
- With media
- 131
- Family
- Acmaeidae
- Collections
- LACM, PRI, UWBM
- Recorded in
- United States
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Acmaea is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.
==Description== The solid shel is patelliform. The apex is erect or anteriorly inclined. The shells may exhibit radial ridges or concentric growth lines.
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