''Tegula'' is a
genus
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of small to medium-sized
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Tegulidae
Tegulidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Bouchet, P. (2013). Tegulidae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971. Acces ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Tegula Lesson, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413467 on 2012-09-10]
Biology
The
function of the heart in ''Tegula'' snails may have a critical importance for their temperature tolerance.
Species
Species within the genus ''Tegula'' include:
* ''
Tegula argyrostoma''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Tegula atra''
(Lesson, 1830)
* ''
Tegula aureotincta
''Tegula aureotincta'', common name the gilded tegula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Tegula aureotincta'' (Forbes, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
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(Forbes, 1850) - gilded tegula
[ accessed 20 July 2011.]
* ''
Tegula bergeroni''
McLean, 1970
* ''
Tegula brunnea''
Philippi, 1848 - brown tegula:
* ''
Tegula cooksoni
''Tegula cooksoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Tegula cooksoni'' (E.A. Smith, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
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(E.A. Smith, 1877)
* ''
Tegula corrugata Tegula can mean:
* Teulada, Italy, called Tegula during Roman times
''Tegula'', plural ''tegulae'' is in origin the Latin word for "tile" and may refer to:
* Tegula (gastropod), ''Tegula'' (gastropod), a genus of marine snails
* Tegula (insect an ...
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(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Tegula corteziana''
Mclean, 1970
* ''
Tegula corvus''
(Philippi, 1850)
* ''
Tegula eiseni
''Tegula eiseni'', common name the western banded tegula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 22 mm.
Tegula eiseni-apical.jpg, uppe ...
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Jordan, 1936 - banded tegula, western banded tegula
* ''
Tegula euryomphala
''Tegula euryomphala'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). Tegula euryomphala (Jonas, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...
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(Jonas, 1844)
* ''
Tegula excavata
''Tegula excavata'', common name the green-based tegula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The height of the shell varies between 12 mm and 18 mm. The umbilicate shell has a con ...
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(Lamarck, 1822) - green-base tegula
* ''
Tegula felipensis
''Tegula felipensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Tegula felipensis'' McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...
''
McLean, 1970
* ''
Tegula funebralis
''Tegula funebralis'', the black turban snail or black tegula, is a species of medium-sized marine sea snail in the family Tegulidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Tegula funebralis (A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
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(A. Adams, 1855) - black tegula:
* ''
Tegula gallina
''Tegula gallina'' (or commonly, Speckled Tegula) is a North American species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Tegula gallina (Forbes, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
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(Forbes, 1850) - speckled tegula
* ''
Tegula globulus
''Tegula globulus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Tegula globulus'' (Carpenter, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php? ...
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(Carpenter, 1857)
* ''
Tegula gruneri
''Tegula gruneri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The height of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 10 mm. The shell is much more depressed than '' Tegula fasciata'' and has ...
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(Philippi, 1849) - gem tegula
* ''
Tegula hotessieriana
''Tegula hotessieriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 13 mm. The solid, umbilicate shell has a conical shape. It is deep green ...
''
(d'Orbigny, 1842) - Caribbean tegula
* ''
Tegula ignota
''Tegula ignota'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). Tegula ignota Ramírez-Böhme, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...
''
Ramírez-Böhme, 1976
* ''
Tegula kusairo''
Yamazaki, Hirano, Chiba & Fukuda, 2020
* ''
Tegula ligulata''
(Menke, 1850)
* ''
Tegula luctuosa''
(d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''
Tegula mariana
''Tegula mariana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Tegula mariana'' Dall, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdeta ...
''
Dall, 1919
* ''
Tegula melaleucos
''Tegula melaleucos'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Tegula melaleucos''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
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(Jonas, 1844)
* ''
Tegula montereyi
''Tegula montereyi'', common name the "Monterey tegula", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Tegula montereyi (Kiener, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
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(Kiener, 1850) Monterey tegula:
* ''
Tegula nigerrima''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Tegula panamensis''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''
Tegula patagonica''
(d'Orbigny, 1840)
* ''
Tegula pellisserpentis''
Wood, 1828
* ''
Tegula pfeifferi''
(Philiippi, 1846)
* ''
Tegula picta
''Tegula picta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Tegula picta'' McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ahttp://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...
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McLean, 1970
* ''
Tegula pulligo
''Tegula pulligo'', common name the dusky tegula, is a species of medium-sized sea snail with gills and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tegulidae.Rosenberg, G. (2013). Tegula pulligo ( ...
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(Gmelin, 1791) - dusky tegula
* ''
Tegula puntagordana''
Weisbord, 1962
* ''
Tegula quadricostata''
(W. Wood, 1828)
* ''
Tegula regina''
Stearns, 1892 - queen tegula
* ''
Tegula rubroflammulata''
(Koch in Philippi, 1843)
* ''
Tegula rugata Tegula can mean:
* Teulada, Italy, called Tegula during Roman times
''Tegula'', plural ''tegulae'' is in origin the Latin word for "tile" and may refer to:
* ''Tegula'' (gastropod), a genus of marine snails
* Tegula (insect anatomy), a part of t ...
''
(A. Gould, 1861)
* ''
Tegula rugosa
''Tegula rugosa'', common name the rough top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Tegula rugosa'' (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...
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(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Tegula snodgrassi''
(Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902)
* ''
Tegula tridentata
''Tegula tridentata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Tegulidae.Bouchet, P. (2013). Tegula tridentata (Potiez & Michaud, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
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(Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
* ''
Tegula turbinata''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Tegula verdispira''
J. H. McLean, 1970
* ''
Tegula verrucosa''
McLean, 1970
* ''
Tegula xanthostigma''
(A. Adams, 1853)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Tegula argyrostoma''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Chlorostoma lischkei''
(Tapparone-Canefri, 1874)
* ''Tegula elegans''
Lesson, 1832: synonym of ''
Tegula pellisserpentis''
(Wood, 1828)
* ''Tegula fasciata''
(Born, 1778) - silky tegula:
synonym of ''
Agathistoma fasciatum'' (Born, 1778) (recombination)
* ''Tegula fuscescens''
Philippi, R.A., 1845: synonym of ''
Tegula patagonica''
(Orbigny, A.V.M.D. d', 1835)
* ''Tegula ligulata''
(Menke, 1850):
[WoRMS (2011). ''Tegula ligulata'' (Menke, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575694 on 2011-07-20] synonym of ''Tegula ligulata mariamadrae''
Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
* ''Tegula lischkei''
(Tapparone-Canefri, 1874): synonym of ''
Chlorostoma lischkei''
(Tapparone-Canefri, 1874)
* ''Tegula lividomaculata''
(C. B. Adams, 1845) - West Indian tegula:
synonym of ''
Agathistoma lividomaculatum''
(C. B. Adams, 1845) (recombination)
* ''Tegula maculostriata''
(C. B. Adams):
synonym of ''
Tegula hotessieriana
''Tegula hotessieriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 13 mm. The solid, umbilicate shell has a conical shape. It is deep green ...
''
(d’Orbigny, 1842)
* ''Tegula mendella''
McLean, J.H., 1964: synonym of ''
Tegula eiseni
''Tegula eiseni'', common name the western banded tegula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 22 mm.
Tegula eiseni-apical.jpg, uppe ...
''
Jordan, 1936
* ''Tegula phalera''
Weisbord, 1962: synonym of ''
Tegula puntagordana''
Weisbord, 1962
* T''egula rustica''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Omphalius rusticus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Tegula scalaris''
(C.B. Adams, 1845): synonym of ''
Tegula lividomaculata
''Agathistoma lividomaculatum'', common name the West Indian tegula, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Agathistoma lividomaculatum (C. B. Adams, 1845). Accessed ...
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(C. B. Adams, 1845)
* ''Tegula trilirata''
Weisbord, 1962: synonym of ''
Tegula puntagordana''
Weisbord, 1962
* ''Tegula umbilicata''
Lischke, C.E. in Iwakawa, 1919: synonym of ''Chlorostoma argyrostoma turbinata''
(Adams, A., 1853); synonym of ''Tegula argyrostoma turbinatum''
A. Adams, 1853
* ''Tegula viridula''
(Gmelin, 1791):
synonym of ''
Agathistoma viridulum''
(Gmelin, 1791)
References
* Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined''. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506
External links
''Classification of Southern California Turban Snails''
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Tegulidae
Gastropod genera
Taxa named by René Lesson