WoRMS name details
Littorina scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)
211288 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211288)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Subspecies Littorina scabra angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Littorina angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Subspecies Littorina scabra scabra (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Littoraria scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Littorina scabra var. rhodea H. E. J. Biggs, 1958 accepted as Littoraria intermedia (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Littorina scabra var. tenuis G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Littoraria scabra (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Littorina scabra var. concolor Weinkauff, 1878 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
(of Helix scabra Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958).
Description Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorina scabra (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211288 on 2025-04-04
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2000-09-14 06:49:43Z
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Helix scabra Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Reid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]Habitat Mangrove forests and rocky cliffs. [details]
