Species Detail - Northern Tortoiseshell Limpet (Testudinalia testudinalis) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Testudinalia testudinalis
Northern Tortoiseshell Limpet
NHMSYS0021056387
RecommendedWell-formed
Acmaea tessulata , Acmaea tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776), Acmaea testudinalis , Collisella tessulata , Collisella testudinalis , Common Tortoiseshell Limpet , Tectura testudinalis (O F Müller, 1776), Tectura testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776), Testudinalia tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1776)
N/A
tetes
(O. F. Müller, 1776)
Mollusc
Species
1
1
1
03/03/2021
03/03/2021
1 January (recorded in 1985)
14 October (recorded in 1996)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Northern Tortoiseshell Limpet (Testudinalia testudinalis), accessed 14 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/288921