WoRMS taxon details
Littoraria zebra (Donovan, 1825)
446917 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446917)
accepted
Species
Littoraria (Littoraria) zebra (Donovan, 1825) · alternative representation
Littoraria pulchra J. E. Gray, 1833 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Littorina fasciata J. E. Gray, 1839 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Littorina pulchra G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Littorina zebra (Donovan, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turbo zebra Donovan, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Turbo zebra Donovan, 1825) Donovan, E. (1825-1826). Naturalist's Repository, or monthly miscellany of exotic natural history [...]. Vol 4. London. Unpaginated text, pls 109-144. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43084338
page(s): pl. 131 [details]
page(s): pl. 131 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Littoraria zebra (Donovan, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446917 on 2026-06-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turbo zebra Donovan, 1825) Donovan, E. (1825-1826). Naturalist's Repository, or monthly miscellany of exotic natural history [...]. Vol 4. London. Unpaginated text, pls 109-144. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43084338
page(s): pl. 131 [details]
original description (of Littorina fasciata J. E. Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613
page(s): 139 [details]
original description (of Littoraria pulchra J. E. Gray, 1833) Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon. (1833 - 1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12,. <em>In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co.,.</em> viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Littorina pulchra G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): pl. 211, figs 2-3 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): pl. 131 [details]
original description (of Littorina fasciata J. E. Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613
page(s): 139 [details]
original description (of Littoraria pulchra J. E. Gray, 1833) Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon. (1833 - 1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12,. <em>In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co.,.</em> viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [Date of publication after Evenhuis (2009): pp. 1-384, Mollusca pls. 1−39, Zoophytes pls 1-20 - 1833; pp. viii + 385-601, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40578
page(s): pl. 1, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Littorina pulchra G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): pl. 211, figs 2-3 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details] Available for editors
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context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Reid, D. G., Dyal, P., & Williams, S. T. (2010). Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 55:185-201., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.036 [details]
[request]additional source Reid, D. G., Dyal, P., & Williams, S. T. (2010). Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 55:185-201., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.036 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Turbo zebra Donovan, 1825)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Littoraria zebra)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Littoraria zebra (Donovan, 1825) Panama, East Panama, on intertidal mudflats under ...
To Malacopics (Littoraria zebra (Donovan,1825) Costa Rica)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Turbo zebra Donovan, 1825)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Littoraria zebra)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Littoraria zebra (Donovan, 1825) Panama, East Panama, on intertidal mudflats under ...
To Malacopics (Littoraria zebra (Donovan,1825) Costa Rica)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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