Common Tortoiseshell Limpet

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Testudinalia testudinalis

Common Tortoiseshell Limpet, a reference photo
Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

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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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Common Tortoiseshell Limpet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Nacellida
Family
Lottiidae
Species
Testudinalia testudinalis

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