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Malacology

Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.

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Species Page:

Echinolittorina jamaicensis

(C. B. Adams, 1850)

Echinolittorina jamaicensis

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Littorinimorpha

Family:

Littorinidae

Image Voucher:

ANSP 9500

Shell Information

Length (mm): 19.1

Dextral

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Ecological Information

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Diet:

Herbivore

Habitat:

Marine

Misc. Facts

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Littorina riisei Morch, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447880 on 2021-06-23

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Malacology

Echinolittorina jamaicensis

Image Voucher:

ANSP 9500

Created by Chandler Olson

Last Updated: 04/18/2024