Tectura
Introduction '''''Tectura''''' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae. Tectura comes from Latin tegō ("I cover").
Species Species in the genus ''Tectura'' include:* ''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)
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