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Species Littoraria coccinea (Gmelin, 1791)

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Western Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, rocky shore.

Extra Ecological Information

Night active, clusters in crevices during day. Often associated with L. undulata where their ranges overlap

 

Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia

Littoraria coccinea coccinea (Gmelin, 1791)

Helix coccinea Gmelin, 1791: 3651
Type data: Lectotype New Zealand (Tahiti, Society Islands).
Littorina obesa Sowerby, 1832: part 37, fig. 6
Type data: Lectotype South Sea Islands.
Littorina limax Gray, 1839: 139
Type data: Lectotype Society Islands.

Generic Combinations:
Littoraria (Littoraria) coccinea (Gmelin, 1791). — Wilson 1993: 144, pl. 18, figs 1a-b]
Littoraria coccinea (Gmelin, 1791). — Reid et al. 2010: 193

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021 LITTORINOIDEA 31-Jan-2012 MOVED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
25-Jan-2012 MODIFIED