Littoraria flava

Littoraria flava
A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. flava
Binomial name
Littoraria flava
(King & Broderip, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Littorina columellaris d'Orbigny, 1840
  • Littorina flava King, 1832 (basionym)
  • Littorina fusciventris Boettger, 1891
  • Melaraphe columellaris (d'Orbigny, 1840)
  • Melaraphe flava (King, 1832)

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

Distribution

Littoraria flava is currently distributed from the Caribbean to Brazil, including Cuba, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname. Its range is from 22.07°N to 29°S; 81°W to 34.9°W.[1][2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]

Habitat

A Littoraria flava showing head

Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 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=446914 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. ^ Rosenberg, G. "Malacolog Version 4.1.1". The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  • Reid D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 324: 1-110


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