Lottia alveus (Conrad, 1831)
Eelgrass limpet
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Patella alveus Conrad, 1831 (original combination); Acmaea alveus (Conrad, 1831); Collisella alveus (Conrad, 1831)
Conservation Status
Extinct (Régnier et al., 2009; Cowie et al., 2017)
Last record: 1929 (Carlton, 2023); 1933?
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
This species went extinct due to the decline of eel grass, which suffered from wasting disease as a result of a particular slime mold.
Distribution
Canada (Labrador) & USA (Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
ANSP 39044
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Conrad, T. A. (1831). Descriptions of fifteen new species of Recent, three of fossil shells, chiefly from the coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(2): 256-268, plate 11.
Other references:
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Carlton, James T. (1993). Neoextinctions of Marine Invertebrates. American Zoologist 33(6): 499-509. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/33.6.499
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