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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LITTORINIDAE: LAEVILITORININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Littorinoidea (Superfamily)
> Littorinidae (Family)
> Laevilitorininae (Subfamily)
> Laevilitorina (Genus)
> caliginosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laevilitorina (Macquariella) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Laevilitorina (Rissolittorina) Ponder, 1966 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Hydrobia caliginosa Gould, 1849
=Laevilitorina coriacea (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
=Laevilitorina elongata Pelseneer, 1903
=Littorina caliginosa Gould, 1849
=Littorina coriacea Melvill & Standen, 1907
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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
LITTORINIDAE: LAEVILITORININAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Littorinimorpha (Order)
> Littorinoidea (Superfamily)
> Littorinidae (Family)
> Laevilitorininae (Subfamily)
> Laevilitorina (Genus)
> caliginosa (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Laevilitorina (Macquariella) Finlay, 1926 accepted, alternate representation
=Laevilitorina (Rissolittorina) Ponder, 1966 accepted, alternate representation
Synonymised Names:
=Hydrobia caliginosa Gould, 1849
=Laevilitorina coriacea (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
=Laevilitorina elongata Pelseneer, 1903
=Littorina caliginosa Gould, 1849
=Littorina coriacea Melvill & Standen, 1907
Details: Laevilitorina caliginosa (Gould, 1849)
Size/Grows to:
Height 5.7mm, Width 3.1mm
Distribution:
Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands
Notes:
Marine, Native - Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.87)
  • Gould, A. 1849 Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition, Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 3 (p.83) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil