Littoraria filosa
2 Thin Periwinkle at East Point, NT
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| Littoraria filosa | trevorpreston | 27 May 2025 | |
| Littoraria filosa | HelenCross | 26 May 2025 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 24 May 2025 |
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Significant sighting
trevorpreston noted:
12 Jun 2025
This is the first sighting of this native mangrove snail on NatureMapr.
2 comments
26 May 2025
Littoraria filosa (Sowerby, 1832) Family Littorinidae. Marine mangrove periwinkle. Ranges from Exmouth Gulf WA to Botany Bay NSW. Found on leaves, branches and trunks of mangroves. Also found in Indonesia and southern PNG.
Location information
- Coordinates 130.832218-12.409117
- Places East Point, NT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 May 2025 05:07 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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- HelenCross NatureMapr Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) Other Invertebrates Significant Featured Littoraria filosa
Species information
- Littoraria filosa Scientific name
- Thin Periwinkle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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