Mainwaringia rhizophila

Mainwaringia rhizophila is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[2]

Mainwaringia rhizophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Subfamily:
Littorininae
Genus:
Mainwaringia
Species:
M. rhizophila
Binomial name
Mainwaringia rhizophila
Reid, 1986[1]

References
  1. Reid D.G. (1986). Mainwaringia Nevill, 1885, a Littorinid genus from asiatic mangrove forests, and a case of protandrous hermaphroditism. Journal of Molluscan Studies 52: 225–242.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. Mainwaringia rhizophila Reid, 1986. Reid, David G. (2010). Mainwaringia rhizophila Reid, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446354 on 6 June 2010 .


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