Species Detail - White Tortoiseshell Limpet (Tectura virginea) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing".
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).
Tectura virginea
White Tortoiseshell Limpet
NHMSYS0021056385
RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
tevir
(O. F. Müller, 1776)
Mollusc
Species
12
6
4
15/09/2014
26/04/2021
29 January (recorded in 2018)
23 November (recorded in 2015)
Marine Institute, Water Framework Directive (WFD) Benthos Monitoring (Ireland) 2012 - ongoing, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, White Tortoiseshell Limpet (Tectura virginea), accessed 15 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/440/Species/288919