Littoraria tessellata
| Littoraria tessellata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littoraria |
| Species: | L. tessellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Littoraria tessellata (Philippi, 1847) | |
Littoraria tessellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1] The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ Littoraria tessellata (Philippi, 1847). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria tessellata (Philippi, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419568 on 6 June 2010.
- ↑ 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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