Littorina fabalis

Littorina fabalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Littorina
Species:	L. fabalis
Binomial name
	Littorina fabalis; (Turton, 1825)
Synonyms
	Litorina arctica var. retusa Møller, 1842; Litorina limata Lovén, 1846; Litorina vittata Philippi, 1848; Littorina beanii MacGillivray, 1843; Littorina bizonalis Récluz, 1869; Littorina fabula Kobelt, 1907; Littorina mariae Sacchi & Rastelli, 1966; Littorina mariae beeensis S.M. Smith in Fretter & Graham, 1980; Littorina obtusata littoralis var. inversicolorreticulata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915; Littorina obtusata littoralis var. minima Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915; Littorina obtusata littoralis var. pachychila Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915; Littorina obtusata littoralis var. reticulata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915; Littorina obtusata littoralis var. ziczac Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915; Littorina vadorum Sacchi, 1954; Turbo expansus Brown in J. Smith, 1839 ; Turbo fabalis Turton, 1825

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 1.8 cm.^[2] L. fabalis can be dark or light green, yellow, orange, brown or black. The lighter colours are more frequently found on sheltered shores, and the brown morph on exposed shores.^[3]

Distribution

L. fabalis is distributed on British, Irish, and North Sea coasts, and southwards into the western Mediterranean.

Habitat

This species can be found on seaweeds like Fucus vesiculosus and Ascophyllum nodosum.^[3] The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825). WoRMS (2010). Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825). 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=140261 on 6 June 2010 .
^ ^a ^b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
^ ^a ^b Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192516459. OCLC 973882704.

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[WoRMS-1] Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825). WoRMS (2010). Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825). 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=140261 on 6 June 2010 .

[Welch_2010-2] Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

[:0-3] Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192516459. OCLC 973882704.

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