Echinolittorina lemniscata

Echinolittorina lemniscata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Echinolittorina lemniscata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Echinolittorina
Species:
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)

Description

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The shell size varies between 6 mm and 10 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Galapagos Islands

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 .
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