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Genus of gastropods
Tectura is a
genus of small to medium-sized
sea snails , true
limpets ,
marine
gastropod
molluscs in the family
Lottiidae .
[1] Tectura comes from Latin tegō ("I cover").
Species
Species in the genus Tectura include:
[2]
Species brought into synonymy
Tectura antillarum (Sowerby I, 1831) : synonym of
Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
Tectura coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1881 : synonym of
Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868)
Tectura fenestrata (Reeve, 1855) : synonym of
Lottia fenestrata (Reeve, 1855)
Tectura fluviatilis Blanford, 1867 : synonym of
Potamacmaea fluviatilis (Blanford, 1867)
Tectura fulva (Müller O.F., 1776) : synonym of
Iothia fulva (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Tectura persona (Rathke, 1833) : synonym of
Lottia persona (Rathke, 1833)
Tectura radiata Pease, 1860 : synonym of
Williamia radiata (Pease, 1860)
Tectura reticulata Seguenza, 1876 : synonym of
Veleropilina reticulata (Seguenza, 1876)
Tectura rugosa Jeffreys, 1883 : synonym of
Iothia fulva (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Tectura scutum Eschscholtz, 1833 : synonym of
Lottia scutum (Rathke, 1833)
Tectura tahitensis Pease, 1868 : synonym of
Cellana taitensis (Röding, 1798)
Tectura tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776) : synonym of
Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
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