Lottia gigantea, commonly known as the owl limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae. Its genome has been sequenced at the Joint Genome Institute.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Owl Limpet
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lottia gigantea (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyFood Habits: Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore algivore planktivore planktivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans
Positive Impacts food food research and education
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikipedia: Lottia gigantea
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q3166907 (P225 taxon name)
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Lottia gigantea, common name the owl limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae.
View the Source 4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Lottia gigantea
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2297856, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2297856, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Owl Limpet
- Wikidata Q3166907, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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