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.[2]

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 19 February 2015
  2. Engl, Winfried (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Harxheim, Germany: ConchBooks. ISBN 978-3-939767-44-2.


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