Echinolittorina hawaiiensis
Echinolittorina hawaiiensis or Hawaiian Periwinkle is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae.[1] It is endemic to Hawaii and is mostly found in clusters on rocky shores in the high intertidal.[2]
| Echinolittorina hawaiiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Echinolittorina |
| Species: | E. hawaiiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Littorina picta Philippi, 1846 | |
Distribution and habitat
Echinolittorina hawaiiensis is endemic to Hawaii.[2] It is abundant in clusters on rocky shores just above the waterline.
Anatomy and morphology
The shell of Echinolittorina hawaiiensis can be up to 1cm in size, and is round and cone shaped.[2][3] The shell of Echinolittorina hawaiiensis has a sometimes sculptured shell due to environmental polymorphism. sculpture.[4] The shell also traps water, which allows the snail to hibernate for long periods. They develop into planktonic trochophore larvae.[2]
References
- ^ a b Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981). Reid, David G. (2009). Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437367 on 6 June 2010 .
- ^ a b c d "Hawaiian Periwinkle, Echinolittorina hawaiiensis". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Echinolittorina hawaiiensis". OPIHI. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ Tice, K. A.; Carlon, D. B. (August 2011). "Can AFLP genome scans detect small islands of differentiation? The case of shell sculpture variation in the periwinkle Echinolittorina hawaiiensis". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24 (8): 1814–1825. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02314.x. ISSN 1420-9101. PMID 21605221.