Species Littoraria undulata (Gray, 1839)
Undulate Periwinkle
- Littorina undulata Gray, J.E. 1839. Molluscous Animals, and their shells. pp. 101-155, pls 33-44 in Beechey, F.W. (ed.). The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage compiled from the collections and notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition, during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Straits performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey, R. N., F. R. S., &c. in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. London : H.G. Bohn. [140].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1968362, (Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands). - Littorina tenuis 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 [141].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1968276, Ticao Island, Philippines. - Littorina acuminata Gould, A.A. 1849. Dr. Gould presented descriptions of the following shells bought home by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 106-108 [84].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 5638, Balabac Strait, Philippines. - Litorina scabra concolor Weinkauff, H.C. 1878. Die Gattung Oliva. pp. 121-172, pls 34-39 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 5. [37, pl. 4, fig. 11] [in part].
- Littorina undulata contracta Nevill, G. 1885. Hand List of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Part 2. Gastropoda. Calcutta : Government Printer pp. 1-306. [143].
Type data:
Status unknown, Andamans. - Littorina undulata sulcatula Nevill, G. 1885. Hand List of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Part 2. Gastropoda. Calcutta : Government Printer pp. 1-306. [144].
Type data:
Status unknown, Acension Island, Pacific (Ponape, Caroline Islands). - Littorina conica subintermedia Nevill, G. 1885. Hand List of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Part 2. Gastropoda. Calcutta : Government Printer pp. 1-306. [150].
Type data:
Status unknown, Point Caning and False Point (Bengal, India).
Generic Combinations
- Littoraria (Littoraria) undulata (Gray, 1839). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [144] - Melarapha undulata (Gray, 1839). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [38]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Egg capsules pelagic, intertidal, marine, rocks, rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
Clusters in rock crevices during daylight hours and become active at night. Often associated with L. coccinea where their ranges overlap
General References
Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [290]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [38]
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
Rosewater, J. 1970. The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part I. The subfamily Littorininae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(11): 417-506 [436, 437]
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 [67]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [144, pl. 18, fig. 2a-d]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [104, pl. 105] (Undulate Periwinkle)
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 |