Lepeta Gray 1847

Lepeta is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Lepeta include:

• Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776)^[2]
• Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916^[3]

Species brought into synonymy

• Lepeta albescens (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Iothia albescens (Philippi, 1846)
• Lepeta antarctica E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Iothia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868) (original combination)
• Lepeta caecoides Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
• Lepeta coppingeri (E. A. Smith, 1881): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
• Lepeta costulata Locard, 1898: synonym of Bathysciadium costulatum (Locard, 1898)
• Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916: synonym of Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908)
• Lepeta lima Dall, 1918: synonym of Limalepeta lima (Dall, 1918)
• Lepeta puntarenae Mörch, 1860: synonym of Phenacolepas puntarenae (Mörch, 1860) (original combination)
• Lepeta sagamiensis Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of Sagamilepeta sagamiensis (Kuroda & Habe, 1971) (original combination)

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
• Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp