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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Laevilitorina (Laevilitorina) mariae (Tenison Woods, 1876)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Rissoa (Cingula) mariae Tenison Woods, 1876

Distribution

southern NSW to eastern SA {WILSON1993A}. Common in Tasmania and Victoria, extends into South Australia and is usually uncommon in New South Wales {Ponde1979x66}. Southern NSw to eastern SA

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales

Keywords

habitat: sheltered coast [ sheltered reefs {WILSON1993A}. ]
substrate: algal turf 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.39 General reference
 Ponder, W.F. & Rosewater, J. 1979. p.779 [ includes synonymy ]  Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.144, text fig.  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Laevilitorininae
                            Laevilitorina Pfeiffer, 1886
                              Laevilitorina (Laevilitorina) Pfeffer, 1886
                                Laevilitorina (Laevilitorina) mariae (Tenison Woods, 1876)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7669) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-01-31.