Common name of Tectura scutum
 
Common Name Plate limpet
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Virgin Islands (US)
Locality
Ref. Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'limpet', from Medieval Latin 'lampreda', i.e., 'lamprey', clings tenaciously to someone or something.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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