MSBIAS taxon details
Tectura J. E. Gray, 1847
138142 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138142)
accepted
Genus
- Species Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Tectura galeola Jeffreys, 1883 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 158 [details]
page(s): 158 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Tectura J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138142 on 2026-08-29
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Tectura J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138142 on 2026-08-29
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Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 158 [details]
additional source Cuvier G. (1830). Rapport fait à l'Académie royale des Sciences sur trois Mémoires de MM. Victor Audouin et Milne Edwards, relatifs aux animaux sans vertèbres des côtes de France. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 21: 317-329., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32172724
page(s): 326; note: as 'Tecture' [vernacular name only] [details]
page(s): 158 [details]
additional source Cuvier G. (1830). Rapport fait à l'Académie royale des Sciences sur trois Mémoires de MM. Victor Audouin et Milne Edwards, relatifs aux animaux sans vertèbres des côtes de France. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 21: 317-329., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32172724
page(s): 326; note: as 'Tecture' [vernacular name only] [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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