Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Tortoiseshell Limpet
(O. F. Muller, 1776)
Testudinalia testudinalis
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Family:
Lottiidae
Misc. Facts
This shell is also sometimes called the plant limpet or tortoise shell limpet.
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. M�ller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234208 on 2021-06-23
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/