Iothia is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lottioidea |
| Family: | Lepetidae |
| Genus: | Iothia Forbes, 1849 [1] |
Species
editThe following species within the genus Iothia are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species :[1]
- Iothia albescens (Philippi, 1846) (nomen dubium)
- Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
- Iothia fulva (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Iothia lindbergi McLean, 1985
- Iothia megalodon Warén, Nakano & Sellanes, 2011
- Species brought into synonymy
- Iothia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
- Iothia coppingeri (E. A. Smith, 1881): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
- Iothia depressa (Hedley, 1916): synonym of Nacella polaris (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841): synonym of Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908)
- Iothia fulviformis (Egorova, 1972): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
- Iothia pelseneeri (Thiele, 1912): synonym of Propilidium pelseneeri Thiele, 1912
- Iothia radiata (M. Sars, 1851): synonym of Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851)
References
edit- ^ a b Gofas, Serge (2015). "Iothia Forbes, 1849". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- Forbes, E. 1849. On the genera of British Patellacea. The Athenaeum 1145: 1018
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.