Echinolittorina granosa

Echinolittorina granosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Echinolittorina
Species:	E. granosa
Binomial name
	Echinolittorina granosa; (Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms
	Echinolittorina (Echinolittorina) granosa (Philippi, 1845); Litorina granosa Philippi, 1848; Littorina glans Reeve, 1857; Nodilittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845) (recombination); Tectarius granosus (Philippi, 1845); Turbo granosus Philippi, 1845;

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

Description

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon.

^ ^a ^b Echinolittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2010). Echinolittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446861 on 6 June 2010 .

Reid D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 324: 1–110.

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