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Littorina palliata (Say, 1822)
154035 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154035)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
- Variety Littorina palliata var. auricularia Schlesch, 1916 accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Littorina palliata var. carinata Schlesch, 1916 accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Littorina palliata var. turritella Schlesch, 1916 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Turbo palliatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 240 [details]
page(s): 240 [details]
Distribution L. palliata was reported at the Belgian coast, but were probably misidentifications. This species is a typical cold water...
Taxonomy This Littorina obtusata complex contains L. obtusata, L. mariae and L. palliata Say, 1821
Distribution L. palliata was reported at the Belgian coast, but were probably misidentifications. This species is a typical cold water form (coasts of Iceland, Greenland and northern Norway) [details]
Taxonomy This Littorina obtusata complex contains L. obtusata, L. mariae and L. palliata Say, 1821
Taxonomy This Littorina obtusata complex contains L. obtusata, L. mariae and L. palliata Say, 1821 [details]
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(of Turbo palliatus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 240 [details]
basis of record Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Anonymous. (1933). A statistical test of the species concept in <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(3): 106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519461 [details]
page(s): 240 [details]
basis of record Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Anonymous. (1933). A statistical test of the species concept in <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(3): 106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519461 [details]
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Distribution L. palliata was reported at the Belgian coast, but were probably misidentifications. This species is a typical cold water form (coasts of Iceland, Greenland and northern Norway) [details]Publication date The date of publication is 1822 in stead of 1821. [details]
Taxonomy This Littorina obtusata complex contains L. obtusata, L. mariae and L. palliata Say, 1821 [details]
Validity According to the ITIS database this species is invalid, it's a synonym of Littorina obtusata palliata Say 1822. [details]
