MSBIAS taxon details
Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
234208 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234208)
accepted
Species
Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted
Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted
Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776). 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=234208 on 2026-04-07
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. Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234208 on 2026-04-07
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(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | plant limpet [from synonym]common tortoiseshell limpet [from synonym] | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 179952)
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes) (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (107 publications) (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Testudinalia testudinalis)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 45 proteins) (from synonym Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 45 proteins) (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Iceland, Austurland, Reyðarfjörður, b...
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Norway, Finnmark, Gamvik, beached, ex...
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O.F.Müller,1776) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O.F.Müller,1776) Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao)
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O.F.Müller,1776) United Kingdom, Scotland, Highland, Inve...
To PESI (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To PESI (from synonym Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 069831)
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 179952)
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes) (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (107 publications) (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Testudinalia testudinalis)
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 45 proteins) (from synonym Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 45 proteins) (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To GenBank (61 nucleotides; 45 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Iceland, Austurland, Reyðarfjörður, b...
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Norway, Finnmark, Gamvik, beached, ex...
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O.F.Müller,1776) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Ile Molène)
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O.F.Müller,1776) Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao)
To Malacopics (Testudinalia testudinalis (O.F.Müller,1776) United Kingdom, Scotland, Highland, Inve...
To PESI (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To PESI (from synonym Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 069831)
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