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Littoraria flava

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Littorinoidea

Genus
  
Littoraria

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Littorinidae

Scientific name
  
Littoraria flava

Rank
  
Species

Littoraria flava

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Littoraria flava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

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Distribution

Littoraria flava is currently distributed from the Caribbean to Brazil, including Cuba, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Surinam. Its range is from 22.07°N to 29°S; 81°W to 34.9°W.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is -1.5 m. Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.

References

Littoraria flava Wikipedia