Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Testudinalia testudinalis
Patelloida tessulata
tortoiseshell limpet
plant limpet
common tortoiseshell limpet
Collection ID:
Z555.1.18
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 2 specimens. Grey and specked in such a way as to create a tessellating pattern, conical and oval-shaped from above. 1 specimens also has two large light bands stretching from the apex to the outer edge on either side. Found on rocks and boulders which often also host the red Lithothamnion algae.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.154) |
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