Taxon profile
species
Iothia lindbergi J.H. McLean, 1985
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » family Lepetidae - Deep Water Limpets » genus Iothia
ID: 1172238
pID: 307270
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2015-12-24 14:25:33 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-03-08 17:25:45
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[[t:1172238;<em>Iothia lindbergi</em>]] J.H. McLean, 1985
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1172238/"><em>Iothia lindbergi</em></a>
pID: 307270
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Delsing Jan
Created: 2015-12-24 14:25:33 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-03-08 17:25:45
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1172238/
Text function: [[t:1172238;<em>Iothia lindbergi</em>]]
[[t:1172238;<em>Iothia lindbergi</em>]] J.H. McLean, 1985
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1172238/"><em>Iothia lindbergi</em></a>
Data source: World Wide Mollusc Species Data Base
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Author: McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M.
Taxon in country check-lists*
Pacific Ocean, North America: Canada, Mexico, United States of America (California, Oregon, Washington)
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
Text ID: 112621
Text Type: 1
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Created: 2021-11-21 13:56:29 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
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Text ID: 112621
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Created: 2021-11-21 13:56:29 - User Delsing Jan
Language: EN
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Description. Shell thin, translucent. Anterior slope concave to straight, posterior slope convex. Sculpture of concentric growth lines and widely spaced, irregular, imbricate ribs. Exterior and interior of shell white. Radula as for genus Length 5-10 mm.
'Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off Point Pinos, Monterey County, California, 180 m. Holotype: LACM 2063. Material Examined. California, Santa Maria Basin, Phase I: sta. 2, 200 m (4); sta. 6, 109 m (7). Other material: 22 lots in the LACM collection. Distribution. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (54°N), to Islas San Benitos, Baja California (28°N). Habitat. Rocky bottoms, 40-900 m.
Remarks. This species differs from Iothia fulva (Muller, 1776) in the northeast Atlantic primarily in lacking the reddish orange coloration of that species. No members of the genus are known to occur in the Arctic Ocean.
'Type Locality and Type Specimens. Off Point Pinos, Monterey County, California, 180 m. Holotype: LACM 2063. Material Examined. California, Santa Maria Basin, Phase I: sta. 2, 200 m (4); sta. 6, 109 m (7). Other material: 22 lots in the LACM collection. Distribution. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (54°N), to Islas San Benitos, Baja California (28°N). Habitat. Rocky bottoms, 40-900 m.
Remarks. This species differs from Iothia fulva (Muller, 1776) in the northeast Atlantic primarily in lacking the reddish orange coloration of that species. No members of the genus are known to occur in the Arctic Ocean.
McLean J.H. & Gosliner T.M. (1996) Taxonomic atlas of the benthic fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. Vol. 9, Pt. 2: The Mollusca: The Gastropoda.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Iothia lindbergi McLean, 1985]Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013