Molluscs › Lottiid Limpets
Tortoiseshell Limpet
Testudinalia testudinalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Radiate LimpetCellana radians
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Plate LimpetLottia scutum
White Tortoiseshell LimpetTectura virginea
Shield LimpetLottia pelta
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,375 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,759 |
| Canada | 3,008 |
| Quebec | 1,133 |
| Maine | 743 |
| Nova Scotia | 501 |
| Massachusetts | 333 |
| New Brunswick | 148 |
| New Hampshire | 103 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 91 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Nacellida |
| Family | Lottiid Limpets · Lottiidae |
| Genus | Testudinalia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Tortoiseshell Limpet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.