Littoraria flava

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Littoraria flava
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A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. flava
Binomial name
Littoraria flava
(King & Broderip, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Littorina columellarisd'Orbigny, 1840
  • Littorina flavaKing, 1832 (basionym)
  • Littorina fusciventrisBoettger, 1891
  • Melaraphe columellaris(d'Orbigny, 1840)
  • Melaraphe flava(King, 1832)

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

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Distribution

Littoraria flava is currently distributed from the Caribbean to Brazil, including Cuba, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname. Its range is from 22.07°N to 29°S; 81°W to 34.9°W. [1] [2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832) . Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832). 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=446914 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. ↑ Rosenberg, G. "Malacolog Version 4.1.1". The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. 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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