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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Nodilittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Litorina decollata Philippi, 1847
   Litorina africana Philippi, 1847

Distribution

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

Keywords

depth: supratidal [ ]
feeds on: biofilms       Potter, C.M. & Schleyer, M.H. 1991. p.2 
habitat: on rocks [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
larvae/young: oviparous [ Probably {Rosew1970x05}. ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ Probably {Rosew1970x05}. ]

References

 Hughes, R.N. 1979.  General reference
 McQuaid, C.D. 1992. p.85-88 Biology and ecology
 Potter, C.M. & Schleyer, M.H. 1991. p.2 Biology and ecology
 Rosewater, J. 1970. p.476 General reference
 Rosewater, J. 1970. p.477 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Nodilittorina von Martens, 1897
                              Nodilittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35128) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-01-11. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.