Littoraria intermedia

Littoraria intermedia
Littoraria intermedia shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Littorinoidea
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Littoraria
Species:	L. intermedia
Binomial name
Littoraria intermedia (Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Litorina ambigua Philippi, 1848 Litorina scabra var. articulata Philippi, 1847 Littorina fraseri Reeve, 1857 Littorina intermedia Philippi, 1846 Littorina intermedia var. punctata Philippi, 1846 Littorina newcombi Reeve, 1857 Littorina scabra var. rhodea Biggs, 1958

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

Distribution

Mangrove forests of Vietnam, Eritrea, Indian Ocean (Aldabra, Chagos), Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania

Description

Four shells of Littoraria intermedia (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

Ecology

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

References

1. Littoraria intermedia (Philippi, 1846). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria intermedia (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208938 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.

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