Echinolittorina granosa

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

Echinolittorina granosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Echinolittorina
Species:
E. granosa
Binomial name
Echinolittorina granosa
(Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinolittorina (Echinolittorina) granosa (Philippi, 1845)
  • Litorina granosa Philippi, 1848
  • Littorina glans Reeve, 1857
  • Nodilittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845) (recombination)
  • Tectarius granosus (Philippi, 1845)
  • Turbo granosus Philippi, 1845

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon.

References
  1. Echinolittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2010). Echinolittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446861 on 6 June 2010 .
  • 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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