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Littorina coccinea

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Littorina coccinea was named by Gmelin (1791) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8842].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. berryi, L. eofasciata, L. knysnaensis, L. mountsoloensis, L. pintado, L. ziczac, L. eofasciata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Littorina coccinea Gmelin
1987Littorina coccinea Short and Potter p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
genusLittorinaFerussac 1821
speciescoccineaGmelin 1791

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Littorina coccinea Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available