Littoraria flava
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| A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littoraria |
| Species: | L. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Littoraria flava | |
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Littoraria flava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Littoraria flava is currently distributed from the Caribbean to Brazil, including Cuba, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname. Its range is from 22.07°N to 29°S; 81°W to 34.9°W.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]
Habitat
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Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832). 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=446914 on 6 June 2010 .
- ^ Rosenberg, G. "Malacolog Version 4.1.1". The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b c 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.
- Reid D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 324: 1-110
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