Echinolittorina lemniscata
| Echinolittorina lemniscata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Echinolittorina |
| Species: | E. lemniscata |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Echinolittorina lemniscata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 6 mm and 10 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands
References
- 1 2 Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846) . Reid, David G. (2010). Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846) . 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=549582 on 16 February 2011.
External links
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