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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae

Nodilittorina praetermissa (May, 1909)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Melarapha praetermissa auct.
Littorina praetermissa May, 1909

Common Name

Checked Australwink p.87 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ Coexist with unifasciata in the upper littoral zone {Ponde1979x66}. ]
habitat: rocky shore [ Found in clusters on rock surfaces at and above the high water mark {Rosew1970x05}. ]
larvae/young: oviparous [ probably oviparous {Rosew1970x05}. ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic [ probably oviparous, spawning pelagic capsule {Rosew1970x05}. ]

References

Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.87, 89 General reference
Phillips, D.A.B., Handreck, C.P., Bock, P.E., Burn, R., Smith, B.J., & Staples, D.A. 1984. p.45 General reference
Ponder, W.F. & Rosewater, J. 1979. p.775 General reference
Ponder, W.F. & Rosewater, J. 1979. p.775 Synonomy
Rosewater, J. 1970. p.445 Subsequent reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.146, pl. 18, fig. 4a-b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Nodilittorina von Martens, 1897
                              Nodilittorina praetermissa (May, 1909)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7730) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-05.