| Echinolittorina mespillum | |
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| Echinolittorina mespillum var. minima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Echinolittorina |
| Species: | E. mespillum |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Litorina mespillum Mühlfeld, 1824 | |
Echinolittorina mespillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Distribution
Aruba, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Puerto Rico
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 10 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is −2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.
References
- ^ Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824). Reid, David G. (2010). Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419561 on 6 June 2010 .
- "Echinolittorina mespillum - Огляд - Енциклопедія життя". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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| Echinolittorina mespillum | |
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