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Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Littorinimorpha
family
Littorinidae
genus
Littorina
species
Littorina obtusata

Name

Synonyms
Litorina arctica Møller, 1842
Litorina ioides Menke, 1845
Litorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Litorina obtusata var. fasciata Menke, 1845
Litorina obtusata var. unicolor Menke, 1845
Litorina obtusata var. zonata Menke, 1845
Litorina palliata (Say, 1822)
Litorina pulliata
Littorelaea pultneyii Leach, 1847
Littorina aestuarii Jeffreys, 1865
Littorina arctica (Møller, 1842)
Littorina arctica var. angulata M.Sars, 1851
Littorina arctica var. elatior Sars M., 1851
Littorina arctica var. eliator M.Sars, 1851
Littorina groenlandica var. laevior Mörch, 1857
Littorina lineolata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina obtusata aestuarii Jeffreys, 1865
Littorina obtusata f. elatiorangulata Middendorff, 1849
Littorina obtusata f. globosa Middendorff, 1849
Littorina obtusata f. magnei Sacchi, 1961
Homonyms
Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
But strandsnegl in Danish
Butspiret strandsnegl in Danish
Flat Periwinkle in English
Northern Yellow Periwinkle in English
Stumpfe Strandschnecke in German
Yellow Periwinkle in English
bigorneau jeune in French
bigorneau obtus in French
butspiret strandsnegl in language.
buttstrandsnegl in Norwegian Bokmål
buttstrandsnigel in Nynorsk, Norwegian
bígaro chato in Spanish
flat periwinkle in English
littorine jaune in French
littorine tronquée in French
northern yellow periwinkle in English
stompe alikruik in Dutch
stumpfe Strandschnecke in German
stumpfkegelige Uferschnecke in German
trubbig strandsnäcka in Swedish
yellow periwinkle in English
yellow periwinkle in English
Flat Periwinkle in English
Stompe alikruik in Dutch
bussáskálžu in Northern Sami
stompe alikruik in Dutch
trubbig strandsnäcka in Swedish
bigorneau jeune in French
bigorneau obtus in French
butspiret strandsnegl in Danish
buttstrandsnegl in Norwegian Bokmål
buttstrandsnigel in Nynorsk, Norwegian
bígaro chato in Spanish
flat periwinkle in English
gáhttoskálžu in Northern Sami
littorine jaune in French
littorine tronquée in French
northern yellow periwinkle in English
stumpfe Strandschnecke in German
stumpfkegelige Uferschnecke in German
trubbig strandsnäcka in Swedish
yellow periwinkle in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Anonymous. (1933). A statistical test of the species concept in <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(3): 106.
  2. Golikov, A. N.; Kussakin, O. G. (1978). Shell-bearing gastropods of the intertidal zone of the seas of the USSR. [Голиков А.Н., Кусакин О.Г. 1978. Раковинные брюхоногие моллюски литорали морей СССР. Определители по фауне СССР, издаваемые Зоологическим институтом АН СССР, 116: 292 с.]. <em>Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavayemye Zoologicheskim Institutom AN SSSR.</em> 116: 1-292 [In Russian].
  3. Karlsson, Anna (2015-03-22 23:00:00) Mollusker
  4. Linnaeus, C. (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classses, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata
  5. Linnaeus, C. (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classses, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata
  6. Reid D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B</i> 324: 1-110.
  7. Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Ray Society.</em> 463p.
  8. Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277.
  9. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526.
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