Tectura virginea (O F Müller, 1776) - White tortoiseshell limpet (Marine snail images)

Reasonably common but sometimes very hard to find and not just because of its small size but because it blends in very well with its background. It is often seen on pink encrusting algae. Living animals are best looked for under stones in rockpools from the middleshore and below. Shells can be found washed up on the beach but these are easily damaged.

Images taken at Spit Point, Par, and at Battery Rocks and Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Tectura virginea, White tortoiseshell limpet, Jomfrusnegl, Stribet albueskael, Gewone schotelhoren, Schoteltje, Jungfrauliche napfschnecke, Jomfrusnigel, Jungfruskalsnacka.

APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.