Species FAO code: LQJ

Lottia gigantea

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Große Eulen-Napfschnecke	–
France	fr acmée	–
Germany	de Grosse Eulen-Napfschnecke	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Lottia gigantea Sowerby, 1834

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Lottia gigantea Sowerby, 1834

Scientific name

Lottia gigantea

Author

Sowerby, 1834

Rank

Species

FAO code

LQJ

Morphological description

Light brown shell with whitish checks on the edge of the shell. The brown areas are slightly higher than the white spots. The peak of the shell is near the anterior margin. It has a brownish, bluish discoloration on the inside of the empty shell resembles the outline of an owl (Ref. 312).

Taxonomic classification

ClassGastropoda
- OrderPatellogastropoda
  - FamilyLottiidae
    - GenusLottia
      - SpeciesLottia gigantea

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Lottia gigantea Sowerby, 1834

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