Littoraria pallescens
Littoraria pallescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
| Littoraria pallescens | |
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| A live Littoraria pallescens. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littoraria |
| Species: | L. pallescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Littoraria pallescens (Philippi, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Littorina arboricola Reeve, 1857 | |
Distribution
Vietnam.
Description
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Shells of Littoraria pallescens.
Ecology
Littoraria pallescens is a predominantly mangrove-associated species.[2]
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References
- Littoraria pallescens (Philippi, 1846). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria pallescens (Philippi, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208937 on 6 June 2010 .
- 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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