Littoraria varia

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Littoraria varia
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Littoraria varia shell
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L. varia
Binomial name
Littoraria varia
(Sowerby, 1832)

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

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Description

Distribution

Panama to Peru [2]

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References

  1. Littoraria varia (Sowerby, 1832) . Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria varia (Sowerby, 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=446916 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_5611.shtml access date: 24 January 2015