Littoraria lutea

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Littoraria lutea
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Littoraria lutea shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. lutea
Binomial name
Littoraria lutea
(Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms [1]

Litorina scabra var. luteaPhilippi, 1847

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

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Vietnam.

Description

Ecology

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

References

  1. 1 2 Littoraria lutea (Philippi, 1847) . Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria lutea (Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445565 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 .