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Littoraria mauritiana

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Species of gastropod

Littoraria mauritiana
Shell of Littoraria mauritiana (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Subfamily: Littorininae
Genus: Littoraria
Species: L. mauritiana
Binomial name
Littoraria mauritiana
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Littorina mauritiana (Lamark, 1882)
  • Littorina (Littoraria) mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Littorina mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Phasianella mauritiana Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)
  • Phasianella vitrea Deshayes, 1863

Littoraria mauritiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs off Réunion and Mauritius.

References

  1. ^ Littoraria mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208935 on 6 June 2010 .
  • Reid, D.G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. British Museum (Natural History), London
  • Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., & Williams, S.T. (2010). Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55:185-201

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Taxon identifiers
Littoraria mauritiana
Phasianella mauritiana


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