Echinolittorina jamaicensis
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| Species: | E. jamaicensis
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| Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
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Echinolittorina jamaicensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Distribution[edit]
This species is distributed throughout the Caribbean region.
Description[edit]
The maximum recorded shell length is 19.1 mm.[2]
Habitat[edit]
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C.B. Adams, 1850). WoRMS (2010). Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C.B. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=449199 on 16 February 2011 .
- ^ a b 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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