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(O. F. Muller, 1776)
Testudinalia testudinalis
Tortoiseshell Limpet
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Family:
Lottiidae
ANSP 242117
Shell Information
Length (mm): 20-40
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
This shell has dark radial lines marking a lightly colored limpet shell.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Maine to New York
Depth (m):
0 to 91 meters
Diet:
Herbivore
Habitat:
On Rocks in shallow water areas
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. M�ller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234208 on 2021-06-23
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/
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