Littoraria flammea

Overview

Extinct

Description

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Family Littorinidae

Height commonly exceeding 5 mm, and in some species slightly exceeding 1.5 cm; operculum horny ; periostracum not uniformly tan or brown (Almagorda subrotundata is brown, but usually has spiral banding ) (mostly at higher tide levels on rocly shores , or on rocks, concrete and wood in bays , sometimes in salt marshes).

Habitat

Biome: Marine

Ecology: Shore species - littoral zone [1]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Littorinimorpha () - Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
        Superfamily: Littorinoidea () - [j.g. Children], 1834
        Family: Littorinidae () - [j.g. Children], 1834 - Periwinkles
        Genus: Littoraria ()
        Specific name: flammea - (Philippi, 1847)
        Scientific name: - Littoraria flammea (Philippi, 1847)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Littoraria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 45 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. aberrans · L. adonis · L. angulifera (Mangrove Periwinkle) · L. ardouiniana · L. articulata · L. bengalensis · L. carinifera · L. cingulata · L. cingulifera · L. coccinea · L. conica · L. delicatula · L. fasciata · L. filosa · L. flammea · L. flava · L. glabrata · L. ianthostoma · L. intermedia · L. irrorata (Marsh Periwinkle) · L. kraussi · L. lutea · L. luteola · L. mauritiana · L. melanostoma · L. mouritiana · L. nebulosa (Cloudy Periwinkle) · L. pallescens · L. philippiana · L. pintado · L. rosewateri · L. scabra · L. scabra scabra · L. scarba · L. sinensis · L. spabra · L. strigata · L. subvittata · L. sulculosa · L. tessellata · L. undulata · L. varia · L. variegata · L. vespacea · L. zebra

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Notes

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Contributors

Bouchet, P. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bouchet, P. 1996. Littoraria flammea. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 28, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6020291
IUCN ID: 12242
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3979

Footnotes

Bouchet, P. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]