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Eoacmaea pustulata

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Eoacmaea pustulata
top view of a shell of Eoacmaea pustulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Eoacmaeidae
Genus: Eoacmaea
Species:
E. pustulata
Binomial name
Eoacmaea pustulata
(Helbling, 1779)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acmaea puncturata (Lamarck, 1819)
  • Acmaea pustulata (Helbling, 1779)
  • Patella puncturata Lamarck, 1819
  • Patella pustulata Helbling, 1779 (original combination)
  • Patelloida pustulata (Helbling, 1779)

Eoacmaea pustulata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eoacmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.

References

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  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 56