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Littorina tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803)
153719 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153719)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
- Forma Littorina tenebrosa f. elatior Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Forma Littorina tenebrosa f. elatiorcrassa Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. costulata Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. densecostulata Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. grisolacteus Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. intermedia Forbes & Hanley, 1850 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. obtusataea Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. rubidus Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. tessellatus Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Variety Littorina tenebrosa var. zonatus Middendorff, 1849 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Turbo tenebrosus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 303-304, pl. 20, fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 303-304, pl. 20, fig. 4 [details]
Distribution Distribution uncertain, probably widespread
Taxonomy The Littorina saxatilis complex has a great variability; the nomenclature and the systematics are very controversial.
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Distribution Distribution uncertain, probably widespread [details]
Taxonomy The Littorina saxatilis complex has a great variability; the nomenclature and the systematics are very controversial.
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Taxonomy The Littorina saxatilis complex has a great variability; the nomenclature and the systematics are very controversial.
L. rudis is a junior synonym of Littorina saxatilis according to Raffaelli (1982).
L. tenebrosa is a brackish form of Littorina saxatilis according to Janson & Ward (1985) [details]
L. rudis is a junior synonym of Littorina saxatilis according to Raffaelli (1982).
L. tenebrosa is a brackish form of Littorina saxatilis according to Janson & Ward (1985) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorina tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153719 on 2025-09-10
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(of Turbo tenebrosus Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp.; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 303-304, pl. 20, fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 303-304, pl. 20, fig. 4 [details]
basis of record Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution uncertain, probably widespread [details]Taxonomy The Littorina saxatilis complex has a great variability; the nomenclature and the systematics are very controversial.
L. rudis is a junior synonym of Littorina saxatilis according to Raffaelli (1982).
L. tenebrosa is a brackish form of Littorina saxatilis according to Janson & Ward (1985) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | vale alikruikbrakwateralikruik | [details] |
