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Definition of Acmaea testudinalis

Acmaea testudinalis
Limpet Lim"pet (l[i^]m"p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr. L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell. 2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides. Note: The common European limpets of the genus Patella (esp. P. vulgata) are extensively used as food. The common New England species is Acm[ae]a testudinalis. Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size. 3. Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks. 4. A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella.

Meaning of Acmaea testudinalis from wikipedia

- (O. F. Müller, 1776) Acmaea testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Acmaea travancorica Preston,...
- Testudinalia testudinalis, common name the common tortoise limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae...
- limpets (1901) Biology of Acmaea testudinalis Muller (1905) Homing of Fissurella and Siphonaria (1905) Anatomy of Acmaea testudinalis Muller. Part I. Introductory...
- Lottiidae Genus: Patelloida Species: P. pygmaea Binomial name Patelloida pygmaea (Dunker, 1860) Synonyms Acmaea testudinalis var. minor Grabau & King, 1928...
- 1828: synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Patella clypea Brown, 1827: synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Patella...
- Tectura rosacea (Carpenter, 1864) Lottia testudinalis (Müller, 1776): synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Lottia variabilis (Sowerby...
- tortoises**** limpet. T. virginea is rather smaller than Testudinalia testudinalis, the tortoises**** limpet, growing to 15mm in length with a height of...
- tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776)- Common tortoises**** limpet :...