Tegula is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tegulidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). Tegula Lesson, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413467 on 2012-09-10
Biology The function of the heart in Tegula snails may have a critical importance for their temperature tolerance.Somero G. N. (2005). "Linking biogeography to physiology: Evolutionary and acclimatory adjustments of thermal limits". Frontiers in Zoology 2: 1. .
Species Species within the genus Tegula include:
Tegula argyrostoma (Gmelin, 1791) Tegula atra (Lesson, 1830)Rosenberg, G. (2010). Tegula atra (Lesson, 1830). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533469 on 2011-07-20 Tegula aureotincta (Forbes, 1850) - gilded tegula accessed 20 July 2011. Tegula bergeroni McLean, 1970WoRMS (2011). Tegula bergeroni McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575625 on 2011-07-20 Tegula brunnea Philippi, 1848 - brown tegula: Tegula cooksoni (E.A. Smith, 1877)WoRMS (2011). Tegula cooksoni (E.A. Smith, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575626 on 2011-07-20 Tegula corrugata (A. Adams, 1853) Tegula corteziana Mclean, 1970 Tegula corvus (Philippi, 1850)WoRMS (2011). Tegula corvus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575628 on 2011-07-20 Tegula eiseni Jordan, 1936 - banded tegula, western banded tegula Tegula euryomphala (Jonas, 1844) Tegula excavata (Lamarck, 1822) - green-base tegula Tegula felipensis McLean, 1970 Tegula funebralis (A. Adams, 1855) - black tegula: Tegula gallina (Forbes, 1850) - speckled tegula Tegula globulus (Carpenter, 1857)WoRMS (2011). Tegula globulus (Carpenter, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575630 on 2011-07-20 Tegula gruneri (Philippi, 1849) - gem tegula Tegula hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842) - Caribbean tegula Tegula ignota Ramírez-Böhme, 1976 Tegula kusairo Yamazaki, Hirano, Chiba & Fukuda, 2020 Tegula ligulata (Menke, 1850) Tegula luctuosa (d'Orbigny, 1841) Tegula mariana Dall, 1919 Tegula melaleucos (Jonas, 1844)WoRMS (2011). Tegula melaleucos (Jonas, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575633 on 2011-07-20 Tegula montereyi (Kiener, 1850) Monterey tegula: Tegula nigerrima (Gmelin, 1791) Tegula panamensis (Philippi, 1849)WoRMS (2011). Tegula panamensis (Philippi, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575634 on 2011-07-20 Tegula patagonica (d'Orbigny, 1840) Tegula pellisserpentis Wood, 1828 Tegula pfeifferi (Philiippi, 1846) Tegula picta McLean, 1970WoRMS (2011). Tegula picta McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575635 on 2011-07-20 Tegula pulligo (Gmelin, 1791) - dusky tegula Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962Rosenberg, G. (2010). Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533471 on 2011-07-20 Tegula quadricostata (W. Wood, 1828) Tegula regina Stearns, 1892 - queen tegula Tegula rubroflammulata (Koch in Philippi, 1843) Tegula rugata (A. Gould, 1861) Tegula rugosa (A. Adams, 1853)WoRMS (2011). Tegula rugosa. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575637 on 2011-07-20 Tegula snodgrassi (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902)WoRMS (2011). Tegula snodgrassi (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575638 on 2011-07-20 Tegula tridentata (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) Tegula turbinata (A. Adams, 1853) Tegula verdispira J. H. McLean, 1970 Tegula verrucosa McLean, 1970WoRMS (2011). Tegula verrucosa McLean, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575640 on 2011-07-20 Tegula xanthostigma (A. Adams, 1853)
Species brought into synonymy Tegula argyrostoma (Gmelin, 1791):OBIS: Tegula (Chlorostoma) argyrostoma synonym of Chlorostoma lischkei (Tapparone-Canefri, 1874) Tegula elegans Lesson, 1832: synonym of Tegula pellisserpentis (Wood, 1828) Tegula fasciata (Born, 1778) - silky tegula: synonym of Agathistoma fasciatum (Born, 1778) (recombination) Tegula fuscescens Philippi, R.A., 1845: synonym of Tegula patagonica (Orbigny, A.V.M.D. d', 1835) Tegula ligulata (Menke, 1850):WoRMS (2011). Tegula ligulata (Menke, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=575694 on 2011-07-20 synonym of Tegula ligulata mariamadrae Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 Tegula lischkei (Tapparone-Canefri, 1874): synonym of Chlorostoma lischkei (Tapparone-Canefri, 1874) Tegula lividomaculata (C. B. Adams, 1845) - West Indian tegula: synonym of Agathistoma lividomaculatum (C. B. Adams, 1845) (recombination) Tegula maculostriata (C. B. Adams): synonym of Tegula hotessieriana (d’Orbigny, 1842) Tegula mendella McLean, J.H., 1964: synonym of Tegula eiseni Jordan, 1936 Tegula phalera Weisbord, 1962: synonym of Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962 Tegula rustica (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Omphalius rusticus (Gmelin, 1791) Tegula scalaris (C.B. Adams, 1845): synonym of Tegula lividomaculata (C. B. Adams, 1845) Tegula trilirata Weisbord, 1962: synonym of Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962 Tegula umbilicata Lischke, C.E. in Iwakawa, 1919: synonym of Chlorostoma argyrostoma turbinata (Adams, A., 1853); synonym of Tegula argyrostoma turbinatum A. Adams, 1853 Tegula viridula (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Agathistoma viridulum (Gmelin, 1791)
References
Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506
External links
Classification of Southern California Turban Snails