original description(ofLittorina intermedia R. A. Philippi, 1846)Philippi, R. A. (1846). Descriptions of a new species of <i>Trochus</i>, and of eighteen new species of <i>Littorina</i>, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 ("1845"): 138-143., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634 page(s): 141 [details]
original description(ofLitorina ambigua R. A. Philippi, 1848)Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen</i>. Cassel, T. Fischer: Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]. , available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582[details]
original description(ofLittorina newcombi Reeve, 1857)Reeve, L. A. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Littorina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pls. 1-18 and unpaginated text. Reeve, London. [Stated dates: pls. 1-8, May 1857; 9-16, Jun. 1857; 17, 18 Oct. 1858]. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127290[details]
original description(ofLittorina fraseri Reeve, 1857)Reeve, L. A. (1857-1858). Monograph of the genus <i>Littorina</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 10, pls. 1-18 and unpaginated text. Reeve, London. [Stated dates: pls. 1-8, May 1857; 9-16, Jun. 1857; 17, 18 Oct. 1858]. , available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127290[details]
basis of recordReid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London.[details]
additional sourceSteyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 32. [details]
additional sourceReid, D.G. (2001). New data on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus
Littoraria Griffith and Pidgeon, 1834 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in
Indo-West Pacific mangrove forests. <em>Nautilus.</em> 115:115-139.[details]
additional sourceReid, D. G., Dyal, P., & Williams, S. T. (2010). Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 55:185-201., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.036[details]
additional sourceOhgaki, S.-I. (1993). Locomotive Activity Patterns in the Four Species of Littorinidae on a Rocky Shore on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 52(1): 69 − 75.[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceOhgaki, S.-I. (1992). Distribution and Movement of the Mangrove Littoraria (Gastropoda) on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 51(4): 269-278.[details] Available for editors [request]
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Description Description: as L. glabrata, but with deeper spiral ribs; found on rocks, on mangrove trunks, and stilt roots. (Richmond, 1997). [details] Type locality Philippines, Negros [details]