OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae
Nodilittorina knysnaenis (Philippi, 1847)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Littorina africana pica auct
Littorina knysnaensis Philippi, 1847
Littorina picea Reeve, 1857
Littorina africana tryphena Bartsch, 1915
Littorina rietensis Turton, 1932
Littorina kowiensis Turton, 1932
Littorina indistincta Turton, 1932
Marginella indistincta Turton, 1932
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)
Keywords
depth: intertidal [ {Rosew1970x05}.
]
habit: nestling
larvae/young: oviparous [ Probably {Rosew1970x05}.
]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ Probably {Rosew1970x05}.
]
substrate: rocks [
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References
McQuaid, C.D. 1981. p.77 Biology and ecology
McQuaid, C.D. 1981. p.65 Biology and ecology
McQuaid, C.D. 1992. p.85-88 Biology and ecology
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.478 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.479 Synonomy
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Littorinoidea
Littorinidae
Littorininae
Nodilittorina von Martens, 1897
Nodilittorina knysnaenis (Philippi, 1847)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35126) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-01-11. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-05.