Echinolittorina malaccana

Echinolittorina malaccana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Echinolittorina malaccana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Echinolittorina
Species:
E. malaccana
Binomial name
Echinolittorina malaccana
(Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms[1]

Litorina malaccana Philippi, 1847
Littorina monilifera Souleyet in Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852
Tectarius malaccanus (Philippi, 1847)

Description

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Size ranging from 0.8 - 1cm

Distribution

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Echinolittorina malaccana are found mostly in the Western Indo-Pacific and Oceania region

References

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  1. ^ a b Echinolittorina malaccana (Philippi, 1847). Reid, David G. (2009). Echinolittorina malaccana (Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437369 on 6 June 2010 .