Gary Rosenberg wrote:
 
> The family Lottiidae Gray, 1840 was named before Acmaeidae Forbes, 1850 and
> so would have priority, except that they turn out to be different
> anatomically. Most of the genera previously classified in Acmaeidae are now
> place in Lottiidae, including Lottia (+ Collisella), Scurria, Tectura,
> Niveotectura, Patelloida, Erginus, and Notoacmea. Only Acmaea (characterized
> by Acmaea mitra, the white conical limpet from the Pacific northwest) and
> Pectinodonta remain in Acmaeidae.
 
So, what happens to the only Mediterranean Acmaea (Tectura) virginea?
 
Constantine Mifsud
4, Shepherds' Str.,
Rabat RBT 02,
MALTA.
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