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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Littoraria (Littoraria) mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Phasianella mauriciana auct
   Phasianella mauritiana Lamarck, 1822
   Littorina laevis Philippi, 1846
   Litorina mauritiana gracilior Philippi, 1847
   Phasianella vitrea Deshayes, 1863

Distribution

South Africa and southwestern Indian Ocean Islands {Rosew1970x05}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaChagos Archipelago

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
habitat: on rocks [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
larvae/young: oviparous [ probably {Rosew1970x05}. ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ probably {Rosew1970x05}. ]

References

 Rosewater, J. 1970. p.442 General reference
 Rosewater, J. 1970. p.443 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
                              Littoraria (Littoraria) Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
                                Littoraria (Littoraria) mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34809) created by Shannon Reid on 2000-12-13. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-02.