Echinolittorina lemniscata

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Echinolittorina lemniscata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Echinolittorina
Species:
E. lemniscata
Binomial name
Echinolittorina lemniscata
(Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Echinolittorina galapagiensis (Stearns, 1892)
  • Littorina atyphusStearns, 1892
  • Littorina galapagiensisStearns, 1892
  • Littorina lemniscata Philippi, 1846
  • Nodilittorina galapagiensis(Stearns, 1892)

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

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Description

The shell size varies between 6 mm and 10 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands

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References

  1. 1 2 Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846) . Reid, David G. (2010). Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846) . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549582 on 16 February 2011 .


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