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Owl Limpet

Lottia gigantea G. B. Sowerby I 1834

Olivia Turner, San Diego Mesa College   cc-by-nc-sa-3.0

Lottia gigantea (Owl Limpet) is a species of snails in the family tortoiseshell limpets. They are native to Pacific Ocean and The Nearctic. They are solitary, crepuscular herbivores. Individuals can grow to 22 mm. They have sexual reproduction.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of owl limpet. View this species on GBIF