Littorina obtusata/fabalis
(a species aggregate of molluscs)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateLittorina obtusata/fabalis (a species aggregate of molluscs)
GenusLittorina (periwinkles)
SubfamilyLITTORININAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyLITTORINIDAE (periwinkles)
SuperfamilyLITTORINOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Littorina obtusata/fabalis (a species aggregate of molluscs) :
1: Littorina obtusata/fabalis (a species aggregate of molluscs)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
3 brown
Image 1: Brown shells - mouth and other viewsImage 2: Brown shells - top views
2: Littorina obtusata/fabalis (a species aggregate of molluscs)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
2 yellow, on foreshore
Image 1: Yellow shells - mouth viewsImage 2: Yellow shells - top views

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Smith, I.F. 2017 Differerentiating Littorina obtusata sensu stricto (Linnaeus, 1758) from Littorina fabialis (Turton, 1825) Mollusc World Vol 44: 22-23.
Willing, M. 2018 Molluscs (Feb 2018) British Wildlife Vol 29 (3): 216-218.

Littorina obtusata/fabalis (a species aggregate of molluscs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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