| Littoraria cingulifera | |
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| Littoraria cingulifera from western African coast, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littoraria |
| Species: | L. cingulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845) | |
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Littoraria cingulifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Distribution
This species is present in the North Atlantic Ocean, West African Coast.
Description
Shells of this species can reach a size of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in).
References
- ^ Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845). 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=446912 on 6 June 2010 .
- Image on Marine Species
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Littoraria cingulifera | |
| Litorina cingulifera | |
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