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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.

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- genus Acmaea : Acmaea achates (Reeve, 1855) † Acmaea dubia Wilckens, 1910 † Acmaea dulcis (Lamarck, 1803) Acmaea juanina Odhner, 1922 † Acmaea marceauxi...
- Acmaea achates is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets. The ovate...
- Acmaea mitra, common name the whitecap limpet, is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the...
- corticata (Hutton, 1880) Synonyms Acmaea corticata Hutton, 1880 Acmaea lacunosa Pilsbry, 1891 Acmaea stella Suter, 1907 Acmaea pseudocorticata Iredale, 1908...
- Acmaea nanshaensis is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets. This...
- Acmaea juanina is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets. (Original...
- Asteracmea Species: A. suteri Binomial name Asteracmea suteri (Iredale, 1915) Synonyms Acmaea roseoradiata Suter, 1907 Notoacmea suteri Iredale, 1915...
-  testudinalis Binomial name Testudinalia testudinalis (Müller, 1776) Synonyms Acmaea testudinalis Müller, 1776 Collisella tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776) Lottia...
- Haven, S. B. 1971. Niche differences in the intertidal limpets Acmaea scabra and Acmaea digitalis (Gastropoda) in Central California. Veliger 13: 231-248...
- monotypic moth genus of the family Oecophoridae. Its only species, Lelita acmaea, is found in Chile. Both the genus and species were described by John Frederick...