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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Littoraria (Littorinopsis) luteola (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Littorina (Littorinopsis) scabra scabra auct
   Littorina scabra auct
   Littorina (Melaraphe) flammea auct
   Melarhaphe luteola auct
   Littorina (Melaraphe) scabra var. filosa auct
   Melarapha luteola auct
   Littorina luteola Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
   Littorina filosa var. subcingulata Nevill, 1885

Distribution

Endemic to eastern Australia, from southern New South Wales to Torres Strait Islands{Reid1986x24}. Torres Strait to Merrimbula, NSW {WILSON1993A}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland

Keywords

habitat: mangrove [ on leaves and trunks of Avicennia {Reid1986x24}. ]

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.80 Biology and ecology
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
 Reid, D.G. 1986. p.159 [ Synonymy, description, distribution and illustrations. ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.145, pl. `8, fig. 17a-b  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
                              Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch, 1876
                                Littoraria (Littorinopsis) luteola (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7702) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-06-29.