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Species Littoraria scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scabra Periwinkle

 

Generic Combinations

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Tropical Indo-west Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Mangroves, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Seaward facing mangroves. Trunks and roots of Rhizophora.

 

General References

Abe, N. 1942. Ecological observations on Melaraphe (Littorinopsis) scabra (Linnaeus) inhabiting the mangrove-tree. Palao Tropical Biological Station Studies 2: 391-435

Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [22, pl. 34]

Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [289-290]

Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [29]

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [73]

Little, C. & Stirling, P. 1984. Activation of a mangrove snail, Littorina scabra scabra (L.) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 33: 7-10 [7-10]

McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [66]

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. 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. [95]

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

Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [263]

Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. Mollusca of Krusadai Is. I. Amphineura and Gastropoda. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Natural History ns 1(no. 2, pt 6): 267 pp., 34 pls [66]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [146, pl. 18, fig. 16]

 

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