OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae
Littoraria (Protolittoraria) pintado pintado (Wood, 1828)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Littorina ambiqua auct
Litorina pindata auct
Turbo pintado Wood, 1828
Littorina tenebrata Jay, 1839
Littorina ambigua Philippi, 1848
Littorina serialis Eydoux and Souleyet, 1852
Distribution
southwestern Indian Ocean, from South Africa to Mauritius; in the Western Pacific from Japan through the North Pacific Islands to Hawaii {Rosew1970x05}
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mascarene Islands: Mauritius
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
Keywords
depth: intertidal [ {Rosew1970x05}.
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habit: nestling [ cluster in rock crevices during daylight hours {Rosew1970x05}.
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habitat: on rocks [ become active at night and crawl about on rocks {Rosew1970x05}.
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habitat: rocky shore [ {Rosew1970x05}.
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larvae/young: oviparous [ {Rosew1970x05}
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spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ plano-convex in outline {Rosew1970x05}.
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References
Demond, J. 1957. p.289 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.72-73 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.447 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.448 Synonomy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Littorinoidea
Littorinidae
Littorininae
Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
Littoraria (Protolittoraria) Reid, 1989
Littoraria (Protolittoraria) pintado (Wood, 1828)
Littoraria (Protolittoraria) pintado pintado (Wood, 1828)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34815) created by Shannon Reid on 2000-12-13. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.