OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae
Nodilittorina natalensis (Philippi, 1847)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Litorina natalensis Philippi, 1847
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
Keywords
depth: supratidal [ above the splash zone {Rosew1970x05}.
]
feeding mode: grazing [ {Potter&Schleyer1991}.
]
feeds on: biofilms [ lichens, blue-green algae, diatoms and bacteria {Potter&Schleyer1991}.
]
habitat: rocky shore [ Shore rocks {Rosew1970x05}.
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larvae/young: oviparous [ {Rosew1970x05}.
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spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ producing pelagic capsule {Rosew1970x05}.
]
References
Potter, C.M. & Schleyer, M.H. 1991. p.2 Biology and ecology
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.489 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.490 Synonomy
Sabelli, B. and Taviani, M. 1984. p.95 Biology and ecology
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Littorinoidea
Littorinidae
Littorininae
Nodilittorina von Martens, 1897
Nodilittorina natalensis (Philippi, 1847)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35208) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-01-15. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.