Species Littoraria pallescens (Philippi, 1846)
- Littorina pallescens Philippi, R.A. 1846. Descriptions of a new species of Trochus, and of eighteen new species of Littorina, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1845: 138-143 [142].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1968277, Cagayan, Province of Mindanao I.,(Philippines). - Littorina sieboldii Philippi, R.A. 1846. Descriptions of a new species of Trochus, and of eighteen new species of Littorina, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1845: 138-143 [142].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1968278, Japan. - Litorina scabra suturalis Philippi, R.A. 1847. Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Cassel : Theodor Fischer Vol. 2 pp. 153-232. [222, pl. 5, fig. 10] [as Litorina scabra var. suturalis Philippi, 1847; not fig. 7].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Littorina arboricola Reeve, L.A. 1857. Monograph of the genus Littorina. pls 1-16 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 10. [pl. 6, figs 27, 27a].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1968321, Singapore.
Generic Combinations
- Littoraria pallescens (Philippi, 1846). —
Reid, D.G., Dyal, P. & Williams, S.T. 2010. Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 185-201 [187] - Littoraria (Littorinopsis) pallescens (Philippi, 1846). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [145, pl. 18, figs 14a-d] - Littoraria sieboldii (Philippi, 1846) [new combination]. —
Higo, S. 1973. A catalogue of molluscan fauna of the Japanese islands and the adjacent area. 58 + 397 + 61 pp. [in Japanese] [46] - Littorinopsis sieboldii (Philippi, 1846) [new combination]. —
Kuroda, T. & Habe, T. 1952. Check list and bibliography of the Recent Mollusca of Japan. Tokyo : Leo W. Stach 210 pp. [64]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Littorina (Malaraphe) pallescens [misspelling]. —
Casto de Elera, R.P.Fr. 1896. Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas conocida hasta el presente,y á la vez el de la colección zoológica del Museo de PP. Dominicos del Colegio-universidad de Sto. Tomás de Manila, escrito con motivo de la Exposición Regional Filipina, por el R.P. Fr. Casto de Elera. Manila : Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomás Vol. 3, Moluscos y Radiados 763 pp. [310] - Litorina pallescens [misspelling]. —
Philippi, R.A. 1847. Abbildungen und Beschriebungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Cassel : Theodor Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 1-50. [10, pl. 6, fig. 4] - Littorina (Melaraphe) scabra filosa auct. [as Littorina (Melaraphe) scabra var. filosa; Misidentification, in part, not Sowerby, 1832]. —
Tryon, G.W. (ed.) 1887. Solariidae, Ianthinidae, Trichotropidae, Scalariidae, Cerithiidae, Rissoidae, Littorinidae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : G.W. Tryon Vol. 9 488 pp., 71 pls. [244, pl. 42, figs 25, 26, 30] - Melaraphe (Littorinopsis) scabra auct. [misidentification, in part, not Linnaeus, 1758]. —
Abe, N. 1942. Ecological observations on Melaraphe (Littorinopsis) scabra (Linnaeus) inhabiting the mangrove-tree. Palao Tropical Biological Station Studies 2: 391-435 [391-435, fig. 17, nos 1-10] - Littorinopsis scabra auct. [misidentification, not Linnaeus, 1758]. —
Brandt, R. 1974. The non-marine aquatic Mollusca of Thailand. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 105: 1-423 [53-54] - Littorina (Malaraphe) sieboldii auct. [misspelling]. —
Casto de Elera, R.P.Fr. 1896. Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas conocida hasta el presente,y á la vez el de la colección zoológica del Museo de PP. Dominicos del Colegio-universidad de Sto. Tomás de Manila, escrito con motivo de la Exposición Regional Filipina, por el R.P. Fr. Casto de Elera. Manila : Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomás Vol. 3, Moluscos y Radiados 763 pp. [310] - Littorina scabra auct. [misidentification, not Linnaeus, 1758]. —
Nielsen, C. 1976. Notes on Littorina and Murex from the mangroves at Ao Nam-Bor, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center, Research Bulletin 11: 1-4 [fig. 1B] - Litorina sieboldii auct. [misspelling]. —
Philippi, R.A. 1847. Abbildungen und Beschriebungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Cassel : Theodor Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 1-50. [9-10, pl. 6, fig. 3] - Littorina (Malaraphe) scabra auct. [misidentification, in part, not Linnaeus, 1758; misspelling]. —
Casto de Elera, R.P.Fr. 1896. Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas conocida hasta el presente,y á la vez el de la colección zoológica del Museo de PP. Dominicos del Colegio-universidad de Sto. Tomás de Manila, escrito con motivo de la Exposición Regional Filipina, por el R.P. Fr. Casto de Elera. Manila : Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomás Vol. 3, Moluscos y Radiados 763 pp. [309] - Littorina scabra philippiana auct. [as Littorina scabra var. philippiana; Misidentification, in part, not Reeve, 1857]. —
Hidalgo, J.G. 1904. Catálogo de los Moluscos Testáceos de las Islas Filipinas. Joló y Marianas. Madrid : Imprenta de la Gaceta de Madrid. [Date published 1904–5] [207] - Littorinopsis intermedia auct. [misidentification, not Philippi, 1846]. —
Oyama, K. & Takemura, Y. 1961. The Molluscan Shells. Tokyo : Resource Exploitation Institute Vol. 5. [figs 12, 13]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Mangroves, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Typically on Rhizophora leaves on the seaward edge of mangroves.
General References
Abe, N. 1942. Ecological observations on Melaraphe (Littorinopsis) scabra (Linnaeus) inhabiting the mangrove-tree. Palao Tropical Biological Station Studies 2: 391-435 [391-435]
Cook, L.M. & Freeman, P.M. 1986. Heating properties of morphs of the mangrove snail Littoraria pallescens. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 29: 295-300 [295]
Cook, L.M. & Garbett, S.D. 1992. Selection in the polymorphic mangrove snail Littoraria pallescens. pp. 247-253 in Grahame, J., Mill, P.J. & Reid, D.G. (eds). Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Littorinid Biology. London : The Malacological Society of London. [247]
Nielsen, C. 1976. Notes on Littorina and Murex from the mangroves at Ao Nam-Bor, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center, Research Bulletin 11: 1-4
Reid, D.G., Dyal, P. & Williams, S.T. 2010. Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 185-201 [187-199]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [145, pl. 18, fig. 14a-b]
History of changes
| 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) |
| 27-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED |