Littoraria flava | |
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A live specimen of L. flava from Brazil | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Littorinidae |
Genus: | Littoraria |
Species: | L. flava
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Binomial name | |
Littoraria flava | |
Synonyms | |
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Littoraria flava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. [1]
Littoraria flava is currently distributed from the Caribbean to Brazil, including Cuba, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname. Its range is from 22.07°N to 29°S; 81°W to 34.9°W. [1] [2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm. [3]
Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m. [3]