Littoraria lutea

Littoraria lutea
Littoraria lutea shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species: L. lutea
Binomial name
Littoraria lutea
(Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms[1]

Litorina scabra var. lutea Philippi, 1847

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

Distribution

Vietnam.

Ecology

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

References

  1. 1 2 Littoraria lutea (Philippi, 1847). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria lutea (Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445565 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.

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