Acmaea geometrica Merriam 1897 (limpet)

Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae

Alternative combination: Patella geometrica

Belongs to Acmaea according to C. E. Weaver 1942

See also Clark and Arnold 1923 and Merriam 1899

Sister taxa: Acmaea (Acmaea), Acmaea campanaeformis, Acmaea dickersoni, Acmaea funiculata, Acmaea hannibali, Acmaea lineata, Acmaea martinezensis, Acmaea mitra, Acmaea oakvillensis, Acmaea ocitatia, Acmaea poulseni, Acmaea ruckmani, Acmaea rudis, Acmaea simplex, Acmaea soceni, Acmaea subangulata, Acmaea submesidia, Acmaea victoriana

Type specimen: UC 11933, a shell

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Canada (2: British Columbia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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