Lottia asmi (Middendorff, 1847)
Black limpet
Black limpet,  Black limpet
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Family:  Lottiidae (lottiid limpets)
Max. size:  1 cm NG (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Northeast Pacific: Canada, USA, Mexico. Climate: temperate to tropical.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on the black turban snail, Tegula funebralis, and occasionally on the California mussel, Mytilus californianus (Ref. 95344).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from South Cove site and Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon, USA. Also in Ref. 95344. C: 7986; R: Ref. 95344.

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