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Gastropoda: : Littorinoidea: Littorinidae

Laevilitorina caliginosa (Gould, 1849)


Range: 0°N to 61°S; 67.93°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 40 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8  mm

Synonymy

Littorina caliginosa Gould, 1849
Laevilittorina caliginosa (Gould, 1849) 
Hydrobia caliginosa (Gould, 1849) 
Paludestrina caliginosa (Gould, 1849) 
Laevilitorina aestualis Strebel, 1908
Laevilitorina fulleri J. M. Gaillard, 1971

Details


Littorina caliginosa Gould, 1849, p. 83-84, [Gould 1860, pl. 14, fig. 240-240b]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: "Terra del Fuego"
Range: 52°S to 61°S; 67.93°W to 36.5°W
Depth: 0 to 40 m
Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm
Distribution: Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego; Subantarctic: South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands; Indian Ocean: Kerguelen
References: Pelseneer (1903); Strebel (1908) DEW; Melvill & Standen (1912); Powell (1951) dNSM
Combining Genera:  Hydrobia Laevilittorina Paludestrina

Laevilitorina caliginosa var. aestualis Strebel, 1908, p. 51, [Martens & Pfeffer (1886), pl. 1, figs. 8a-d]
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Port Louis, Falkland Islands
Range: 51.55°S to 51.55°S; 58.15°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 4 mm
Distribution: Falkland Islands
References: Powell (1951) s?; Castellanos (1989b) M

Laevilitorina caliginosa var. fulleri J. M. Gaillard, 1971, p. 296
[Not available]
Type Locality: Marion Island
Range: 0°W
References: Gaillard (1971) E
Comments: Infrasubspecific.


Partial List of References

Gaillard, J. M. 1971. Mollusca Marion and Prince Edward Islands 291-300 A. A. Balkema: Cape Town.
Gould, A. 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 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121..
Strebel, H. 1908. Die Gastropoden (mit Ausnahme de nackten Opisthobranchier) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 6(1) 111 pp., 6 pls. [Stated date: -- --- 1908; true date: pre 17 July.]

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