Littorina compressa

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

Littorina compressa
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L. compressa
Binomial name
Littorina compressa
Jeffreys, 1865
Synonyms[1]

Litorina macerwinii Philipi, 1847
Litorina merwinii Philipi, 1846
Littorina nigrolineata Philippi, 1846
Littorina rudis var. compressa Jeffreys, 1865
Littorina rudis var. lutea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900
Littorina saxatilis nigrolineata var. matoni Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912
Littorina saxatilis rudis var. jugosoides James, 1968
Littorina saxatilis var. cinerea Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971
Littorina saxatilis var. miniata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912
Turbo sulcatus Leach, 1852

References

  1. Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865. Gofas, S. (2009). Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140260 on 6 June 2010 .


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