Tectura virginea (O. F. Müller, 1776)
White Tortoiseshell Limpet

Tectura virginea(O. F. Müller, 1776) - White Tortoiseshell Limpet, Shell - top view - highly enlarged

Image 0001: Shell - top view - highly enlarged

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Magnification  macro-photographmacro-photograph
Photographed In captivity
Specimen prep live animal
Image post-processing Stacked image (10 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker, and shell repaired in PhotoShop.
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x1.5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
Image Copyright Copyright © Malcolm Storey, 2012, www.bioimages.org.uk. Some rights reserved.
High resolution image available Yes
Image Reference P102981
Found as Living animal
Date 8 Apr 2012
OS grid ref SY67
Lat/Lon 50° 30' N, 2° 30' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary on rock at low tide
Return to Record page Tectura virginea on 8 Apr 2012 at SY67 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Tectura virginea
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