Laevilitorina antarctica

Laevilitorina antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Laevilitorina antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Laevilitorina
Species:
L. antarctica
Binomial name
Laevilitorina antarctica
(E. A. Smith, 1902)
Synonyms

Paludestrina antarctica E. A. Smith, 1902 (original combination)

Description

Distribution

South Pacific Ocean, Antarctic ocean.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Laevilitorina antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714003 on 2015-02-19
  • Engl W. (2012) Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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