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Acmaea lineata

Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae

Taxonomy
Patella lineata was named by Klipstein (1843).

It was recombined as Acmaea lineata by Kittl (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Patella lineata Klipstein p. 204 figs. Pl 14, fig 22
1891Acmaea lineata Kittl p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyLottiidaeGray 1840
genusAcmaeaEschscholtz 1830
specieslineata()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Acmaea lineata Klipstein 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:52:10
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:54:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available