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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Littoraria (Littorinopsis) subvittata Reid, 1986

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Littorina ahenea auct
   Littorina (Littorinopsis) scabra scabra auct
   ?Litorina intermedia var. strigata Philippi, 1847
   Littorina borbonica Barnard, 1951
   Littoraria (Littorinopsis) subvittata Reid, 1986

Distribution

Indian Ocean, from Aden to eastern Cape Province, South Africa and east to Mauritius, Maldive Islands and Cocos-Keeling Islands (Reid, 1986)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaMaldives
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanCocos-Keeling
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaAden

Keywords

habitat: mangrove [ Marsh grass, wooden pilings and sheltered rocks {Reid1986x24}. ]

References

 Reid, D.G. 1986. p.135 [ Synonymy, description, distribution and illustrations. ]  Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
                              Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch, 1876
                                Littoraria (Littorinopsis) subvittata Reid, 1986

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34501) created by Shannon Reid on 2000-12-03. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-03.