Littorina (Littorinopsis) melanostoma   Gray  (Sea Snail)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:Littorinimorpha
Family:Littorinidae
Description
Color: Yellowish white in color with brown longitudinal markings between spiral striae arranged axially.

Body flattened, weakly keeled; spiral tip black.

This species is usually found clinging to the branches and leaves of mangrove plants in the estuaries.

Synonym (s)
• Littorina melanostoma Gray, 1839
• Littorina (Littorinopsis) melanostoma Rosewater, 1970
• Littorina (Littorinopsis) melanostoma Rajagopal and Mookherjee, 1982
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Estuarine
Biogeography


• Orissa, Hukitola INDIA (Record: 17/03/1964)
• West Bengal, Port Canning INDIA
• West Bengal, Matla INDIA
• West Bengal, Ganga Sagar INDIA
• West Bengal, Mooriganga Estuary INDIA
• Andhra Pradesh, Godavari Estuary INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Mandapam INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pulli Island INDIA
• Orissa, Mahanadi Estuary INDIA (Record: 1975)
Literature Source(s)
  • Rao, NVS; Rao, KVS and Maitra, S (1991) Marine molluscs State fauna series 1: Fauna of Orissa Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta Part 3 1-175 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
Page last updated on:2010-07-02

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