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

Nodilittorina acutispira (Smith, 1892)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Melarapha acutispira auct.
   Melarapha infans auct.
   Littorina acutispira E.A. Smith, 1892
   Littorina infans E.A. Smith, 1892

Distribution

Keywords

depth: high intertidal [ Lives high on rocky shores {WILSON1993A}. ]
habitat: rocky shore [ Common in rock pools {Rosew1970x05}. Living together with L. unifasciata {Ponde1979x66}. ]

References

Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
Ponder, W.F. & Rosewater, J. 1979. p.773 Synonomy
Ponder, W.F. & Rosewater, J. 1979. p.773-774 Subsequent reference
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.451 Subsequent reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.146, text fig. General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Nodilittorina von Martens, 1897
                              Nodilittorina acutispira (Smith, 1892)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7727) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-04.