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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Littoraria (Palustorina) sulculosa (Philippi, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Littorina (Littorinopsis) scabra scabra auct
   Melarhaphe sulculosa auct
   Melaraphe sulculosa auct
   Littorina (Melaraphe) sulculosa auct
   Littorina filosa auct
   Litorina sulculosa auct
   Littorina sulculosa Philippi, 1846

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia

Keywords

exposure: sheltered [ sheltered shores {Reid1986x24}. ]
habitat: mangrove [ mostly close to the groung in the middle and rear parts of the mangrove. Trunks and leaves of Avicennia {Reid1986x24}. ]
habitat: rocky shore [ on and under rocks {Reid1986x24}. ]

References

 Reid, D.G. 1986. p.194 [ Synonymy, description, distribution and illustrations. ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.146, pl. 18, fig. 15a-b  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
                              Littoraria (Palustorina) Reid, 1986
                                Littoraria (Palustorina) sulculosa (Philippi, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7723) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-03.