Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae

Littoraria (Littorinopsis) filosa (Sowerby, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Littoraina (Littorinopsis) scabra scabra auct
   Littorina (Littoraria) luteola auct
   Littorina (Littorinopsis) carinifera auct
   Littorina (Melaraphe) scabra var. filosa auct
   Littorina scabra auct
   Litorina filosa auct
   Littorina filosa Sowerby, 1832

Common Name

Thin Periwinkle p.104, pl.105 Wilson, B 2002.

Distribution

Keywords

habitat: mangrove [ on the mangrove fringe, on Avicennia {Reid1986x24}. Leaves and trunks in the Avicennia fringe of mangroves {WILSON1993A}. ]
habitat: mangrove
References
Reid, D.G. 1986. p.142 General reference
Reid, D.G. 1986. p.140 Synonomy
Wilson, B. 1993. p.145, pl. 18, fig. 12a-d General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
                              Littoraria (Littorinopsis) M�rch, 1876
                                Littoraria (Littorinopsis) filosa (Sowerby, 1832)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7695) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-26.