Species Littoraria philippiana (Reeve, 1857)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Littorina philippiana 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. 5, figs 22a, b].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1968307, E. Queensland, Australia.
• Litorina philippina Martens, E. von 1900. Land and freshwater Mollusca. livr. 60-76. pp. 473-608 in Godman, F.D (ed.). Biologia Centrali-Americana. London : Publisher unknown. [584] [unjustified emendation of Littorina philippiana Reeve, 1857].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Reid, D.G. 1986. The Littorinid Molluscs of Mangrove Forests in the Indo-Pacific Region: the genus Littoraria (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Littorinidae). London : British Museum (Natural History) xv, 250 pp. [118] (see for complete synonymy)

 

Generic Combinations

• Littoraria (Littorinopsis) philippiana (Reeve, 1857). —
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [145, pl. 18, figs 13a-b]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Litorina philippiana [misspelling]. —
  Weinkauff, H.C. 1882. Die Gattung Litorina. pp. 25-114 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 2. [54-55, pl. 7. figs 2, 3]
• 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, fig. 27]
• Littorina (Littorinopsis) scabra scabra auct. [misidentification, in part, not Linnaeus, 1758]. —
  Rosewater, J. 1970. The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part I. The subfamily Littorininae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(11): 417-506 [456-461, pl. 352, fig. 13]
• Littorina scabra auct. [misidentification, in part, not Linnaeus, 1758]. —
  Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1979. A field guide to Australian shells (Prosobranch gastropods) : illustrating and describing 700 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : AH & AW Reed 287 pp. [52, pl. 8, fig. 5b]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Papua New Guinea

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Mangroves, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

On trunks of Rhizophora and Avicennia

 

General References

Reid, D.G. 1986. The Littorinid Molluscs of Mangrove Forests in the Indo-Pacific Region: the genus Littoraria (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Littorinidae). London : British Museum (Natural History) xv, 250 pp. [118]

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. 13a-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)
		25-Jan-2012	MODIFIED