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Lottia asmi
Black Limpet
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Lottiidae
- Collected by
- Kenneth A. Hayes, Robert H. Cowie, Penny Levin; ThaanumRobert H. Cowie →Kenneth A. Hayes →Penny Levin →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Locality
- California; Monterey.
- Region
- California, United States
- Identified by
- Unknown Determiner
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Lottia asmi observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-28.

2026-09-28
Newport Beach, CA, USA
(c) Gavin Skeen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-10
Newport Beach, CA, US
(c) zottophotography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-24
Crescent City, CA, USA
(c) SpaceWolf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-28
Santa Cruz County, CA, USA
(c) Sheldon Logan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-25
W Point Ave, CA, US
(c) jmongoose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-01
North Pacific Ocean, CA, US
(c) Laura, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lottia asmi. BPBM 226042. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34767290. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/226042.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34767290 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
