Littoraria cingulifera
| Littoraria cingulifera | |
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| Littoraria cingulifera from western African coast, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littoraria |
| Species: | L. cingulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Littorina cingulifera Dunker, 1845 | |
Littoraria cingulifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
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).[2]
References
- 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.
- ↑ Image on Marine Species
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