OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Nodilittorina cinerea (Pease, 1869)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Littorina cinerea Pease, 1869

Distribution

Restricted to oceanic Pacific islands (Reid, 2001)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Marquesas (Iles Marquises)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapanRyukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMariana Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)Tahiti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificKermadec Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea

Keywords

depth: infralittoral fringe 
depth: intertidal 
depth: splash zone [ above high tide line {Rosew1970x05}. ]
exposure: exposed 
habitat: on rocks [ in cracks in lava, crawling on rock surfaces at night {Rosew1970x05}. ]
larvae/young: oviparous [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ {Rosew1970x05}. ]
substrate: rocks 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.43 General reference
 Reid, D.G. 2001. p.436-437 General reference
 Reid, D.G. 2001. p.437 Distribution
 Rosewater, J. 1970. p.505 [ Synonymy, description, distribution and illustrations. ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Nodilittorina von Martens, 1897
                              Nodilittorina cinerea (Pease, 1869)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35201) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-01-15. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-04.