Tectura

Tectura is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lottiidae. Tectura comes from Latin tegō ("I cover").

Species

Species in the genus Tectura include:

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

• Tectura antillarum <small>(Sowerby I, 1831)</small>: synonym of Lottia antillarum <small>G. B. Sowerby I, 1834</small>
• Tectura coppingeri <small>E. A. Smith, 1881</small>: synonym of Iothia emarginuloides <small>(Philippi, 1868)</small>
• Tectura fenestrata <small>(Reeve, 1855)</small>: synonym of Lottia fenestrata <small>(Reeve, 1855)</small>
• Tectura fluviatilis <small>Blanford, 1867</small>: synonym of Potamacmaea fluviatilis <small>(Blanford, 1867)</small>
• Tectura fulva <small>(Müller O.F., 1776)</small>: synonym of Iothia fulva <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>
• Tectura persona <small>(Rathke, 1833)</small>: synonym of Lottia persona <small>(Rathke, 1833)</small>
• Tectura radiata <small>Pease, 1860</small>: synonym of Williamia radiata <small>(Pease, 1860)</small>
• Tectura reticulata <small>Seguenza, 1876</small>: synonym of Veleropilina reticulata <small>(Seguenza, 1876)</small>
• Tectura rugosa <small>Jeffreys, 1883</small>: synonym of Iothia fulva <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>
• Tectura scutum <small>Eschscholtz, 1833</small>: synonym of Lottia scutum <small>(Rathke, 1833)</small>
• Tectura tahitensis <small>Pease, 1868</small>: synonym of Cellana taitensis <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>
• Tectura tessulata <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>: synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>
• Tectura testudinalis <small>(O. F. Müller, 1776)</small>- Common tortoiseshell limpet : synonym of the accepted name Testudinalia testudinalis (<small>Müller, 1776)</small>

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.&nbsp;180–213