Littoraria carinifera

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Littoraria carinifera
Littoraria carinifera (MNHN-IM-2009-2708).jpeg
Littoraria carinifera shells (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. carinifera
Binomial name
Littoraria carinifera
(Menke, 1830)
Synonyms [1]
  • Littorina carinifera(Menke, 1830)
  • Littorina carinifera pyramidalis Nevill, 1885
  • Littorina carinifera var. laevior Nevill, 1885<
  • Littorina rubropicta Martens, 1887

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

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Distribution

Vietnam.

Description

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

Ecology

Littoraria carinifera is a predominantly mangrove-associated species. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Littoraria carinifera (Menke, 1830) . Reid, David G. (2009). Littoraria carinifera (Menke, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445609 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. ↑ Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi : 10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0 .
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