Scientific name Lottiidae Rank Family | ||
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Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
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2005 taxonomy
This family consists of the two following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
2007 taxonomy
Nakano & Ozawa (2007) made changes in taxonomy of Patellogastropoda based on molecular phylogeny research: Acmaeidae Forbes, 1850 is a synonym of Lottiidae and assigned genera Acmaea and Niveotectura into Lottiidae.
A cladogram showing phylogenic relations of Patellogastropoda:
Genera
Genera within the family Lottiidae include:
Subfamily Lottiinae
Subfamily Patelloidinae Chapman & Gabriel, 1923
(Genera that were under Acmeaidae by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) formerly in subfamily Acmaeinae):
(Genera that were under Acmeaidae by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) formerly in subfamily Rhodopetalinae):