Littoraria flava

Littoraria flava
A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil
Scientific classification
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]

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

A Littoraria flava showing head

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

References

1. 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. 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 .

• Reid D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 324: 1-110