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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 RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
habit: nestling [ cluster in rock crevices during daylight hours {Rosew1970x05}. ]
habitat: on rocks [ become active at night and crawl about on rocks {Rosew1970x05}. ]
habitat: rocky shore [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
larvae/young: oviparous [ {Rosew1970x05} ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ plano-convex in outline {Rosew1970x05}. ]

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.