Tectura
Encyclopedia
Tectura is a genus
of sea snail
s, true limpet
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae
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Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, true limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae
Lottiidae
Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda .- 2005 taxonomy :...
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Species
Species in the genus Tectura include:- Tectura antillarumTectura antillarumTectura antillarum is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Distribution:...
(Sowerby, 1831) - Tectura depicta (Hinds, 1842)
- Tectura filosa (Carpenter, 1865)
- Tectura palaceaTectura palaceaTectura palacea, common names the "surfgrass limpet" "chaffy limpet" or "chaffey limpet", is a species of small sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae....
(Gould, 1853) - Tectura rosacea (Carpenter, 1864)
- Tectura tenera (C. B. Adams, 1845)
- Tectura virgineaTectura virgineaTectura virginea is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the white tortoiseshell limpet.-Description:...
(O. F. Müller, 1776) - White tortoiseshell limpet
Species brought into synonymy :
- Tectura fenestrata (Reeve, 1855) : synonym of Lottia fenestrataLottia fenestrataLottia fenestrata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets....
(Reeve, 1855) - Tectura persona (Rathke, 1833) : synonym of Lottia personaLottia personaLottia persona is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Description:L. persona is a large, moderately tall limpet growing to up to fifty millimetres long...
(Rathke, 1833) - Tectura radiata Pease, 1860 : synonym of Williamia radiata (Pease, 1860)
- Tectura scutum Eschscholtz, 1833 : synonym of Lottia scutumLottia scutumLottia scutum is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Description:...
(Rathke, 1833) - Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) - Common tortoiseshell limpet : synonym of the accepted name Testudinalia testudinalisTestudinalia testudinalisTestudinalia testudinalis is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the plant limpet or tortoiseshell limpet.-Description:...
(Müller, 1776)