Tectura Explained

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]

• Tectura depicta (Hinds, 1842)
• Tectura filosa (Carpenter, 1865)
• Tectura palacea (Gould, 1853)
• Tectura pusilla Jeffreys, 1883
• Tectura rosacea (Carpenter, 1864)
• Tectura tenera (C. B. Adams, 1845)
• Tectura virginea (Müller, 1776) - white tortoiseshell limpet

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). . 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

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2011). Tectura. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138142 on 2011-02-08
2. http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/nmr/results.php?naam=Tectura&locatie=&display=25&taal=uk&type=s Tectura