unstable limpet

Lottia instabilis

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Nacellida
Family: Lottiidae

Lottia instabilis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. Common names include the unstable limpet, the unstable seaweed limpet and the rocking chair limpet. It is native to the northern Pacific Ocean where it feeds on kelp in the intertidal zone and the shallow sub-littoral zone.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 147Canada · 67

Sources and credits

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