Lepeta is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Patellogastropoda |
| Family: | Lepetidae |
| Genus: | Lepeta Gray, 1847 |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Lepeta include:
- Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776)[2]
- Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916[3]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Lepeta albescens (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Iothia albescens (Philippi, 1846)
- Lepeta antarctica E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Iothia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868) (original combination)
- Lepeta caecoides Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Lepeta coppingeri (E. A. Smith, 1881): synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
- Lepeta costulata Locard, 1898: synonym of Bathysciadium costulatum (Locard, 1898)
- Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916: synonym of Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908)
- Lepeta lima Dall, 1918: synonym of Limalepeta lima (Dall, 1918)
- Lepeta puntarenae Mörch, 1860: synonym of Phenacolepas puntarenae (Mörch, 1860) (original combination)
- Lepeta sagamiensis Kuroda & Habe, 1971: synonym of Sagamilepeta sagamiensis (Kuroda & Habe, 1971) (original combination)
References
edit- ^ Lepeta Gray, 1847. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Lepeta depressa Hedley, 1916. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- 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.
- Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp