Tectura

Tectura is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lottiidae. Tectura comes from Latin tegō ("I cover").

==Species== Species in the genus Tectura include: Tectura depicta (Hinds, 1842) Tectura filosa (Carpenter, 1865) Tectura palacea (Gould, 1853) Tectura pusilla Jeffreys, 1883 Tectura rosacea (Carpenter, 1864) Tectura tenera (C. B. Adams, 1845) Tectura virginea (Müller, 1776) - white tortoiseshell limpet Species brought into synonymy : Tectura antillarum (Sowerby I, 1831): synonym of Lottia antillarum G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Tectura coppingeri E. A. Smith, 1881: synonym of Iothia emarginuloides (Philippi, 1868) Tectura fenestrata (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Lottia fenestrata (Reeve, 1855) Tectura fluviatilis Blanford, 1867: synonym of Potamacmaea fluviatilis (Blanford, 1867) Tectura fulva (Müller O.F., 1776): synonym of Iothia fulva (O. F. Müller, 1776) Tectura persona (Rathke, 1833): synonym of Lottia persona (Rathke, 1833) Tectura radiata Pease, 1860: synonym of Williamia radiata (Pease, 1860) Tectura reticulata Seguenza, 1876: synonym of Veleropilina reticulata (Seguenza, 1876) Tectura rugosa Jeffreys, 1883: synonym of Iothia fulva (O. F. Müller, 1776) Tectura scutum Eschscholtz, 1833: synonym of Lottia scutum (Rathke, 1833) Tectura tahitensis Pease, 1868: synonym of Cellana taitensis (Röding, 1798) Tectura tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776): synonym of Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776) Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776)- Common tortoiseshell limpet : synonym of the accepted name Testudinalia testudinalis (Müller, 1776)