species 2,637 observations

Tortoiseshell Limpet

Testudinalia testudinalis

Field notes

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, one of the families of true limpets. It is commonly known as the plant limpet or tortoiseshell limpet.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided