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Littoraria pallescens (R. A. Philippi, 1846)
208937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208937)
accepted
Species
Litorina pallescens R. A. Philippi, 1846 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Littorina arboricola Reeve, 1857 · unaccepted
Littorina pallescens R. A. Philippi, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Littorina sieboldii R. A. Philippi, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
(of Littorina pallescens 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 142 [details]
page(s): 142 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littoraria pallescens (R. A. Philippi, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208937 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Littorina pallescens 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Littorina sieboldii 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Littorina arboricola 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127290
page(s): 10, pl. 5, fig. 27 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Ang, P. O.; Wong, C. K.; Lin, T. P.; Ma, W. C.; Hung, S. (2005). Biological Monitoring in Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park. <em>Submitted to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government.</em> [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London. [details]
additional source Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details]
additional source Reid, D. G. (2001). New data on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus <i>Littoraria</i> Griffith and Pidgeon, 1834 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in Indo-West Pacific mangrove forests. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 115 (4): 115-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097276 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Reid, 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 at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.036 [details]
additional source Ohgaki, 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]
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Littorina sieboldii 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 142 [details]
original description (of Littorina arboricola 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9127290
page(s): 10, pl. 5, fig. 27 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Ang, P. O.; Wong, C. K.; Lin, T. P.; Ma, W. C.; Hung, S. (2005). Biological Monitoring in Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park. <em>Submitted to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government.</em> [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London. [details]
additional source Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details]
additional source Reid, D. G. (2001). New data on the taxonomy and distribution of the genus <i>Littoraria</i> Griffith and Pidgeon, 1834 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in Indo-West Pacific mangrove forests. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 115 (4): 115-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097276 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Reid, 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 at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.036 [details]
additional source Ohgaki, 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Remark Subgenus LittorinopsisUp to 3 cm, shell surface with moderate spiral ridges. Colour cream or light brown with 6-10 darker zigzag stripes and often with a pale peripheral cord. Habitat: supralittoral fringe on mangrove leaves and occasionally trunks. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997 <282>). [details]
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
