Littoraria flava

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

Littoraria flava
A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Littorinoidea
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Littoraria
Species:	L. flava
Binomial name
Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832)
Synonyms
Littorina columellaris d'Orbigny, 1840 Littorina flava King, 1832 (basionym) Littorina fusciventris Boettger, 1891 Melaraphe columellaris (d'Orbigny, 1840) Melaraphe flava (King, 1832)

Distribution

Littoraria flava is currently distributed from the Caribbean to Brazil, including Cuba, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Surinam. Its range is from 22.07°N to 29°S; 81°W to 34.9°W.[1][2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]

References

1. Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832). 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=446914 on 6 June 2010 .
2. Rosenberg, G. "Malacolog Version 4.1.1". The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

• Reid D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 324: 1-110

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