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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae
Littorina (Planilittorina) keenae Rosewater, 1978
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Littorina (Littorivaga) planaxis auct
Melaraphe planaxis auct
Littorina (Littorina) planaxis auct
Littorina planaxis Jay, 1839
Litorina planaxis Philippi, 1847
Littorina patula Gould, 1849
Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978
Distribution
Charleston, Oregon to Baja California, Mexico {Reid1996x32}
OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: United States
OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: Mexico
OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: United States
Keywords
depth: infralittoral fringe [ upper eulittoral and littoral fringe {Reid1996x28}.
]
depth: supratidal [ Most of larger snails {Reid1996x32}.
]
feeds on: plants [ macroalgae
] Reid, D.G. 1996. p.53
larvae/young: planktotrophic [ {Reid1996x28}.
]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ {Reid1996x28}.
]
substrate: rocks [ open coast of California {Reid1996x32}.
]
References
Reid, D.G. 1996. p.53 [ Synonymy, description, illustrations and distribution.
] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Littorinoidea
Littorinidae
Littorininae
Littorina Férussac, 1822
Littorina (Planilittorina) Reid, 1989
Littorina (Planilittorina) keenae Rosewater, 1978
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35844) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-01-21. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.