Biology:Echinolittorina mespillum

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Echinolittorina mespillum
Echinolittorina mespillum var. minima 01.JPG
Echinolittorina mespillum var. minima
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E. mespillum
Binomial name
Echinolittorina mespillum
(Mühlfeld, 1824)
Synonyms[1]

Litorina mespillum Mühlfeld, 1824
Nodilittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824)

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

Distribution

Aruba, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Puerto Rico[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is −2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824). Reid, David G. (2010). Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419561 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. "Echinolittorina mespillum - Огляд - Енциклопедія життя". http://eol.org/pages/578630/overview. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q5332532 entry