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Misidentification: It is often thought of as a subspecies to Atlantic Plate Limpet, but is anatomically different which indicates that it's a distinct species. It can also be mistaken Notoacmaea persona, or mask limpet, but is flatter and with nearly center apex.
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academic.evergreen.edu/t/thuesene/animalia/mollusca/gas...
academic.evergreen.edu/t/thuesene/animalia/mollusca/gastropoda/notoacmea/scutum.html
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Alternate name: Atlantic Plate Limpet ... Discussion This is the common large limpet found on the rocky shores of New England and eastern Canada. Like many other limpets, it varies considerably in the height of the shell and in the extent and shape of the internal brown scar.
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www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recNum=SS0050
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Common name(s): Plate limpet, Pacific plate limpet ... This species looks very similar to the Atlantic species Notoacmea (Tectura?) testudinalis, and was previously thought to be a subspecies of that species.
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www.wallawalla.edu/academics/departments/biology/rosari...
www.wallawalla.edu/academics/departments/biology/rosario/inverts/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Prosobranchia/Order_Patellogastropoda/Family_Lottiidae/Tectura_scutum.html
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Pacific Plate Limpet, Plate Limpe ... This species looks very similar to the Atlantic species Notoacmea (Tectura?) testudinalis, and was previously thought to be a subspecies of that species. (Ref. 109953)
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zipcodezoo.com/Animals/T/Tectura_scutum/
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lected 14 specimens of the Atlantic plate limpet Ac- maea testudinalis Muller, a cap-shaped gastropod. The limpets were placed in an inexpensive plastic ...
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www.jstor.org/stable/4445240
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Aug 19, 2009 ... A common species in the United States is the Atlantic plate limpet (Acmaea testudinalis) of cold waters. Keyhole limpets (genus Fissurella) ...
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www.associatedcontent.com/article/2064135/limpets_and_p...
www.associatedcontent.com/article/2064135/limpets_and_periwinkles_names_and_basic.html
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The Atlantic Slipper Shell (Crepidula fornicata); up to about 1.5 inches ... Two kinds of slipper shells are common along the Atlantic coast, the Atlantic and the Eastern white slipper shell. ... Both will attach themselves to a hard object in the water and spend their lives in that one place filtering food.
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www.assateague.com/slipper.html
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A common U.S. species is the Atlantic plate limpet (Acmaea testudinalis) of cold waters. Keyhole limpets have a slit or hole at the apex of the shell. Some limpets (subclass Pulmonata) live in brackish water and freshwater.
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encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/limpet
encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/limpet
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A common U.S. species is the Atlantic plate limpet (Acmaea testudinalis) of cold waters. Keyhole limpets have a slit or hole at the apex of the shell. Some limpets (subclass Pulmonata) live in brackish water and freshwater.
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encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Opihi
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