Littoraria intermedia

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Littoraria intermedia
Littoraria intermedia shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littoraria
Species:
L. intermedia
Binomial name
Littoraria intermedia
(Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Litorina ambigua Philippi, 1848
  • Litorina scabra var. articulata Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina fraseri Reeve, 1857
  • Littorina intermedia Philippi, 1846
  • Littorina intermedia var. punctata Philippi, 1846
  • Littorina newcombi Reeve, 1857
  • Littorina scabra var. rhodea Biggs, 1958

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

Mangrove forests of Vietnam, Eritrea, Indian Ocean (Aldabra, Chagos), Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tanzania (Indo-Pacific)

Four shells of Littoraria intermedia (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

Ecology

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