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

Littoraria carinifera
Littoraria carinifera shells (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. carinifera
Binomial name
Littoraria carinifera
(Menke, 1830)
Synonyms[1]
  • Littorina carinifera (Menke, 1830)
  • Littorina carinifera pyramidalis Nevill, 1885
  • Littorina carinifera var. laevior Nevill, 1885<
  • Littorina rubropicta Martens, 1887

Distribution

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Vietnam.

Description

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

Ecology

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Littoraria carinifera is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Littoraria carinifera (Menke, 1830). Reid, David G. (2009). Littoraria carinifera (Menke, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445609 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. ^ Zvonareva S., Kantor Yu., Li X. & Britayev T. (2015). "Long-term monitoring of Gastropoda (Mollusca) fauna in planted mangroves in central Vietnam". Zoological Studies 54: 39. doi:10.1186/s40555-015-0120-0.
  • Reid, D.G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. British Museum (Natural History), London.
  • Reid, D.G. (2001). New data on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Littoraria Griffith and Pidgeon, 1834 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in Indo-West Pacific mangrove forests. Nautilus. 115:115-139.
  • 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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