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The habitat of Lottia gigantea the owl limpet. © J Kirkhart
L. gigantea can be found in the high to mid-rocky intertidal region from northern California (~39ºN) to southern Baja California (~26ºN) on the Pacific coast.
L. gigantea are most abundant in the center of their geographic range (central California to northern Baja California; Fenberg 2008).