Tectura
Tectura is a genus of sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae. [1]
Species
Species in the genus Tectura include[2]:
- Tectura antillarum (Sowerby, 1831)
- Tectura depicta (Hinds, 1842)
- Tectura filosa (Carpenter, 1865)
- Tectura palacea (Gould, 1853)
- Tectura rosacea (Carpenter, 1864)
- Tectura tenera (C. B. Adams, 1845)
- Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776) - White tortoiseshell limpet
- Species brought into synonymy
- Tectura fenestrata (Reeve, 1855) : synonym of Lottia fenestrata (Reeve, 1855)
- Tectura persona (Rathke, 1833) : synonym of Lottia persona (Rathke, 1833)
- Tectura radiata Pease, 1860 : synonym of Williamia radiata (Pease, 1860)
- Tectura scutum Eschscholtz, 1833 : synonym of Lottia scutum (Rathke, 1833)
- Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) - Common tortoiseshell limpet : synonym of the accepted name Testudinalia testudinalis (Müller, 1776)
References
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213