Biology:Littoraria cingulifera
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Littoraria cingulifera from western African coast, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littoraria |
| Species: | L. cingulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845)
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Littoraria cingulifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Distribution
This species is present in the North Atlantic Ocean, West African Coast.
Description
Shells of this species can reach a size of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845). Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446912 on 6 June 2010 .
- ↑ Image on Marine Species
Wikidata ☰ Q6653257 entry
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