''Mainwaringia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails or freshwater snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide.
Names
In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs f ...
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mainwaringia'' include:
*''
Mainwaringia leithii'' (E. A. Smith, 1876)
*''
Mainwaringia paludomoidea'' Nevill
[(file created 29 July 2010]
FRESH WATER MOLLUSCAN SPECIES IN INDIA
11 pp. accessed 31 July 2010.
*''
Mainwaringia rhizophila'' Reid, 1986
References
External links
Littorinidae
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