Tectura virginea (Mueller O.F., 1776)
Last update: 26 Agosto 2023
SYNONYMS (Source: WoRMS-World Register of Marine Species):
Acmaea (Tectura) unicolor (Forbes, 1844)
Acmaea unicolor (Forbes, 1844)
Acmaea virginea (Müller O. F., 1776) (currently placed in genus Tectura)
Lottia unicolor Forbes, 1844
Patella parva da Costa, 1778
Patella pulchella Forbes, 1835 (synonym)
Patella virginea O. F. Müller, 1776 (original combination)
Tectura virginea var. conica Jeffreys, 1865 (synonym)
Tectura virginea var. lactea Jeffreys, 1865 (synonym)
Tectura virginea var. parvoligustica Sacco, 1896 †
DISTRIBUTION:
Whole Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
REMARKS:
Can be confused with Willamia gussonii. Willamia though, has a typical sinistral protoconch.
LITERATURE:
-Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiæ Danicæ Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniæ et Norvegiæ indigenarum characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. Havniæ [Copenhagen]: Hallageri. xxxii + 274 pp.
