Littoraria cingulifera

Littoraria cingulifera
Littoraria cingulifera from western African coast, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. cingulifera
Binomial name
Littoraria cingulifera
(Dunker, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Littorina cingulifera Dunker, 1845

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

  1. 1 2 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 .
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