Echinolittorina angustior

Echinolittorina angustior
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Echinolittorina
Species: E. angustior
Binomial name
Echinolittorina angustior
(Mörch, 1876)
Synonyms[1]

Littorina angustior Mörch, 1876

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Echinolittorina angustior (Mörch, 1876). Reid, David G. (2010). Echinolittorina angustior (Mörch, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419558 on 6 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 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.

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