Littoraria flava

Littoraria flava
A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.

Habitat

A Littoraria flava showing head

Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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.