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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Littoraria (Palustorina) melanostoma (Gray, 1839)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Littorinopsis melanostoma auct
   Littorina (Littorinopsis) melanostoma auct
   Littoraria melanostoma auct
   Litorina (Melaraphe) melanostoma auct
   Littorina (Malaraphe) melanostoma auct
   Litorina melanostoma auct
   Littorina melanostoma Gray, 1839
   Littorina melanostoma var. articulata Nevill, 1885

Common Name

Kuchiguro-uzura-tama-kibi G779 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G779]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

South East Asia, from southern India and Bay of Bengal to north coast of Java and southern China {Reid1986x24}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanMalaysia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndonesia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanMyanmar (Burma)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands

Keywords

exposure: sheltered [ continental species {Reid1986x24}. ]
habitat: mangrove [ On the trunks of Avicennia. Juveniles occur mainly on leaves {Reid1986x24}. ]

References

 Berry, A.J. and Chew, E. 1973. [ reproductive biology, ecology ]  Biology and ecology
 Reid, D.G. 1986. p.174 [ Synonymy, description, distribution and illustrations. ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
                              Littoraria (Palustorina) Reid, 1986
                                Littoraria (Palustorina) melanostoma (Gray, 1839)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34675) created by Shannon Reid on 2000-12-05. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.