Echinolittorina jamaicensis

Echinolittorina jamaicensis
Echinolittorina jamaicensis shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Echinolittorina
Species:	E. jamaicensis
Binomial name
Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Synonyms [1]
Austrolittorina mordax Bandel, K. & D. Kadolsky, 1988 Litorina angustior Weinkauff, H.C., 1883 Litorina carinata Weinkauff, H.C., 1878 Littorina (Melarhaphe) floccosa var. a Mörch, O.A.L., 1876 Littorina glaucocincta Mörch, 1876 Littorina jamaicensisC.B. Adams, 1850 Littorina riisei Mörch, 1876 Nodilittorina (Nodilittorina) glaucocincta "Beck, H.H. MS" Mörch, O.A.L., 1982 Nodilittorina jamaicensis(C.B. Adams, 1850) Nodilittorina mordax Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982 Nodilittorina riisei (Mörch, 1876)

Echinolittorina jamaicensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. ^[1]

Distribution

This species is distributed throughout the Caribbean region.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 19.1 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. ^[2]

References

1. Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C.B. Adams, 1850) . WoRMS (2010). Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C.B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=449199 on 16 February 2011 .
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .