Littoraria scabra

Scientific Name:-

Littoraria scabra

Common Name:-

Mangrove Periwinkle

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated Photo courtesy: gastropods.com

Description:-

Shell moderately large; conical, thin, whorls rounded, seven to eight; suture impressed; aperture large, rounded; aperture large; broadly rounded; columella smooth; sculpture composed of slightly elevated spiral and axial cords; spire ornamented with a carinated keel; body whorl carinate at periphery; colour light grayish to brown spckled with brown blotches below suture; columella white; outer lip with white band on interior.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Bijukumar (2012); and Franklin and Laladhas (2014) recorded the presence of this species along Kerala coast

Habitat:-

mangroves

Synonyms:-

Buccinum lineatum Gmelin, 1791
Helix scabra Linnaeus, 1758
Litorina scabra var. punctata Philippi, 1847
Litorina scabra var. rubra Philippi, 1847
Littorina novaehiberniae Lesson, 1831
Littorina pallescens var. erronea Nevill, 1885
Littorina scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Littorina scabra var. tenuis Nevill, 1885
Melarhaphe scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)

References:-

Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)
Franklin, J.B. and Laladhas, K.P. 2014. Marine Gastropods of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board. 186pp.

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