Littoraria varia

Littoraria varia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Littoraria varia
Littoraria varia shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Littoraria
Species:
L. varia
Binomial name
Littoraria varia
(Sowerby, 1832)

Distribution

Panama to Peru [2]

References
  1. Littoraria varia (Sowerby, 1832). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria varia (Sowerby, 1832). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446916 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_5611.shtml access date: 24 January 2015


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