Littoraria subvittata Reid 1986

Littoraria subvittata

Summary 2

Littoraria subvittata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Type information 3

Paratype for Littoraria (Littorinopsis) subvittata Reid, 1986
Catalog Number: USNM 836968
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Dry; Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): C. Reynolds
Year Collected: 1969
Locality: Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Microhabitat: On mangroves

Sources and Credits

  1. Reid, 1986, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.MOL.159907_-_Littoraria_subvittata_Reid,_1986_-_Littorinidae_-_Mollusc_shell.jpeg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoraria_subvittata
  3. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/20164610

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Mangrove dependancy obligate