Echinolittorina tuberculata
Echinolittorina tuberculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
Family: | Littorinidae |
Genus: | Echinolittorina |
Species: | E. tuberculata |
Binomial name | |
Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Litorina tuberculata Menke, 1828 |
Echinolittorina tuberculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 18 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is -1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828). Reid, David G. (2009). Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419563 on 6 June 2010.
- 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.
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