Lepeta is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.

Species

Species within the genus Lepeta include:

  • † Lepeta boutillieri (Cossmann, 1888)
  • Lepeta caeca (Müller O.F., 1776)
  • Lepeta concentrica (Middendorff, 1848)
  • † Lepeta duclosii (Deshayes, 1824)
  • Lepeta grandis (Crozier, 1966)
  • Lepeta kuragiensis (Yokoyama, 1920)
  • † Lepeta scaldensis van Regteren Altena, 1954

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)
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