Littoraria intermedia

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Littoraria intermedia
Littoraria intermedia shell.png
Littoraria intermedia shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. intermedia
Binomial name
Littoraria intermedia
(Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Litorina ambiguaPhilippi, 1848
  • Litorina scabra var. articulataPhilippi, 1847
  • Littorina fraseriReeve, 1857
  • Littorina intermediaPhilippi, 1846
  • Littorina intermedia var. punctataPhilippi, 1846
  • Littorina newcombiReeve, 1857
  • Littorina scabra var. rhodeaBiggs, 1958

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

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Distribution

Mangrove forests of Vietnam, Eritrea, Indian Ocean (Aldabra, Chagos), Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania (Indo-Pacific)

Description

Four shells of Littoraria intermedia (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) Littoraria intermedia 001.jpg
Four shells of Littoraria intermedia (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

Ecology

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Littoraria intermedia (Philippi, 1846) . Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria intermedia (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208938 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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