Biology:Echinolittorina lemniscata

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Echinolittorina lemniscata
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E. lemniscata
Binomial name
Echinolittorina lemniscata
(Philippi, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinolittorina galapagiensis (Stearns, 1892)
  • Littorina atyphus Stearns, 1892
  • Littorina galapagiensis Stearns, 1892
  • Littorina lemniscata Philippi, 1846
  • Nodilittorina galapagiensis (Stearns, 1892)

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. 1.0 1.1 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5332523 entry