Littoraria nebulosa

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Littoraria nebulosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. nebulosa
Binomial name
Littoraria nebulosa
(Lamarck, 1822)

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

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 28 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -1 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. [2]

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References

  1. Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822) . Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419567 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. 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.