Mainwaringia leithii

Mainwaringia leithii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Mainwaringia leithii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Subfamily:
Littorininae
Genus:
Mainwaringia
Species:
M. leithii
Binomial name
Mainwaringia leithii
(E. A. Smith, 1876)
Synonyms[1]

Alaba leithii E.A. Smith, 1876
Melania paludomoidea Nevill, 1885

Description

References
  1. Mainwaringia leithii (E.A. Smith, 1876). Reid, David G. (2010). Mainwaringia leithii (E.A. Smith, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446280 on 6 June 2010 .


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