OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae
Littorina (Littorina) brevicula (Philippi, 1844)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Littorina manschurica auct
Littorina brevicula auct
Tectarius breviculus auct
Litorina brevicula auct
Turbo (Litorina) breviculus Philippi, 1844
Littorina balteata Reeve, 1857
Littorina souverbiana Crosse, 1862
Littorina heterospiralis Grabau and King, 1928
Common Name
Tama-kibi G763 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G763] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Northern Hemisphere: South Korea
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Northern Hemisphere: South Korea
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Northern Hemisphere: North Korea
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Northern Hemisphere: China (N)
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Northern Hemisphere: Japan (N)
Keywords
depth: intertidal [ {Rosew1970x05}
]
feeds on: on macroalgae [ Observed feeding on seaweeds {Reid1996x32}.
]
habitat: rocky shore [ rocky coasts {Rosew1970x05}.
]
larvae/young: oviparous [ {Rosew1970x05}
]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ plano-convex in shape {Rosew1970x05}.
]
References
Dudgeon, D. & Yipp, M.W. 1986. p.795 Biology and ecology
Reid, D.G. 1996. p.128 [ includes synonymy
] General reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.433 General reference
Son, M.H. and Hong, S.Y. 1998. p.215-223 Biology and ecology
Takada, Y. 1992. p.277 Biology and ecology
Tatarenkov, A.N. 1992. p.25-30 Biology and ecology
Yipp, M.W. 1986. p.1041 Biology and ecology
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Littorinoidea
Littorinidae
Littorininae
Littorina Férussac, 1822
Littorina (Littorina) Férussac, 1822
Littorina (Littorina) brevicula (Philippi, 1844)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34800) created by Shannon Reid on 2000-12-13. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.