| Littoraria flava | |
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| A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littoraria |
| Species: | L. flava |
| Binomial name | |
| Littoraria flava (King & Broderip, 1832) | |
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Littoraria flava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
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 Suriname. Its range is from 22.07°N to 29°S; 81°W to 34.9°W.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.
References
- ^ 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 .
- Rosenberg, G. "Malacolog Version 4.1.1". The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ 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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| Littoraria flava | |
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