Lottiidae

Translingual

Lottia gigantea (owl limpet)

Etymology

From Lottia +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Lottiidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Docoglossa – some of the limpets.

Usage notes

The superfamily Acmaeoidea is also called Lottioidea.
Genera Acmaea and Niveotectura (both in family Acmaeidae) are sometimes included within Lottia.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Eogastropoda - subclass; Docoglossa - order; Nacellina - suborder; Acmaeoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Actinoleuca, Asteracmea, Atalacmea, Discurria, Lottia, Nipponacmea, Notoacmea, Patelloida, Potamacmaea, Radiacmea, Scurria, Tectura, Testudinalia, Yayoiacmea (genera)

References

• Lottiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lottiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Lottiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lottiidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Lottiidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Lottiidae at World Register of Marine Species
• Lottiidae at Paleobiology Database