Dear Yambem,
The name seems to trace back to a PhD Thesis (Thivakaran, G.A. 1988. Studies on littorinids Littorina quadricentus (Philippi) and Nodilittorina pyramidalis Guoy and GaiMord, 1883), (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from Tranquebar rocky shore, south-east coast of India. Ph. D. thesis, Annamalai University, India, 179 pp.). I checked some of Philippi's works as well as the internet but couldn't find any information about the species. I don't think it's a valid name; might be a misspelling.
Best wishes,
thomas
That is the thing I want. Thanks for your effort, Dr. Thomas.
In which year, did Philippi discover Littorina quadricentus?
The year is missing in that thesis.....That is the main issue for me.
Dear Rita,
I did check WoRMS, but there is no entry for that taxon, not even in another generic combination.
Best, thomas
Not only WORMS ...there r so many databases. I tried before I asked this question in RESEARCHGATE.
I also checked WORMS, and no amount of weird spelling of the species name seemed to fit or a check of that genus in that geographical area. You could try the author. If it is the same person I googled then they have some publications dating back to 2007 and here is his page http://gujaratdesertecology.com/author/g-a-thivakaran/ and the time of his PHD sems to coincide.
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