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The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) is a species of small edible whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles. [2] This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell.
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. [ 3 ] Names
Austrocochlea constricta, common names the southern periwinkle, common periwinkle, or ribbon monodonta, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Anatomy of Littorina. In Europe there are about nine species in this genus, one of which is the rough periwinkle, Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792). Another closely related (supposed) species Littorina tenebrosa (Montagu 1802) was thought to be distinct because of its different ecological requirements, but current studies have shown that it is not at all clear whether the two are indeed ...
A common periwinkle emerging from its shell. Austrolittorina antipodum; Common periwinkle; Littorina sitkana; and other species in the family Littorinidae; Many species of conchs, including: Lobatus gigas; Laevistrombus canarium; Some murex species, including: Chorus giganteus; Concholepas concholepas; Some top shell species, including: Turbo ...
Periwinkle, a common name for a number of gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae. Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea) Austrolittorina unifasciata; Periwinkle, a regional name for the caddisfly larva; Tegula pfeifferi
Littoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. [2]There are more than fifty species in this genus of which more than 20 species are believed to be synonyms of Littoraria scabra, a very variable species.
Common periwinkle, an edible marine intertidal species found in Europe and North America Any species within the family Littorinidae , the winkles, small intertidal sea snails Some edible species of nerites which are also small aquatic snails, some marine, some freshwater