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(Linnaeus, 1758)
Littorina littorea
Common periwinkle
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Littorinidae
ANSP 110984
Shell Information
Length (mm): 32
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Newfoundland to New Jersey
Depth (m):
0 to 60 meters
Diet:
Herbivore
Habitat:
Rocky intertidal zone
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140262 on 2021-06-10
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