Echinolittorina miliaris

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Echinolittorina miliaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Echinolittorina
Species:
E. miliaris
Binomial name
Echinolittorina miliaris
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms [1]

Littorina miliarisQuoy & Gaimard, 1833
Tectarius miliaris(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Contents

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

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Echinolittorina miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) . Reid, David G. (2010). Echinolittorina miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). 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=446864 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 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.


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