Translingual

Lottia gigantea (owl limpet)

Proper noun

Lottiidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Docoglossa – some of the limpets.

Usage notes

The superfamily Acmaeoidea is also called Lottioidea.
Genera Acmaea and Niveotectura (both in family Acmaeidae) are sometimes included within Lottia.

Hypernyms

• (family): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Eogastropoda - subclass; Docoglossa - order; Nacellina - suborder; Acmaeoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Actinoleuca, Asteracmea, Atalacmea, Discurria, Lottia, Nipponacmea, Notoacmea, Patelloida, Potamacmaea, Radiacmea, Scurria, Tectura, Testudinalia, Yayoiacmea (genera)