OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

ANSP OBIS Home | Another Search

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 RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereSouth Africa (Cape marine Province)

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
habit: nestling 
larvae/young: oviparous [ Probably {Rosew1970x05}. ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ Probably {Rosew1970x05}. ]
substrate: rocks [ ]

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.