Littorina islandica

Littorina islandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Littorina
Species: L. islandica
Binomial name
Littorina islandica
Reid, 1996[1]

Littorina islandica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[2]

References

  1. Reid D.G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of Littorina. The Ray Society 463p.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. Littorina islandica Reid, 1996. WoRMS (2010). Littorina islandica Reid, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445874 on 6 June 2010.


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