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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae
Littoraria (Littoraria) undulata (Gray, 1839)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Melarapha undulata auct.
Littorina undulata Gray, 1839
Littorina tenuis Philippi, 1846
Littorina acuminata Gould, 1849
Litorina scabra concolor Weinkauff, 1878
Littorina undulata contracta Nevill, 1885
Littorina undulata sulcatula Nevill, 1885
Littorina conica subintermedia Nevill, 1885
Common Name
Undulate Periwinkle p.104, pl.105 Wilson, B 2002.
Hoso-suji-uzura-tama-kibi G774 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G774] Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.
Distribution
From Madagcar to western Polynesia{Rosew1970x05}. North West Cape, WA to central NSW; Indo-West Pacific {WILSON1993A} Madagascar to western Polynesia (Rosewater, 1970), Indo-West Pacific; North West Cape to central NSW (Wilson, 1993)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.24
Keywords
depth: intertidal [
]
habit: nestling [ Clusters in rock crevices during daylight hours. Often associated with L. coccinea (Gmelin) where their ranges overlap {Rosew1970x05}.
]
habitat: rocky shore [ Lives intertidally on rocky shores {Rosew1970x05}.
]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ Development undoubtedly pelagic {Rosew1970x05}.
]
substrate: rocks [ become active at night and crawl about on the rocks {Rosew1970x05}.
]
References
Demond, J. 1957. p.290 General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.73 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.436 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.437 Synonomy
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.67 General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.144, pl. 18, fig. 2a-d General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Littorinoidea
Littorinidae
Littorininae
Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
Littoraria (Littoraria) Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
Littoraria (Littoraria) undulata (Gray, 1839)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7678) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.