
Littorina
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Littorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species
littorines
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyLittorinidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded156,295
У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Литторины. Литторины или литорины (лат. Littorina) — род брюхоногих моллюсков из семейства литторин.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,122
- With media
- 207
- Family
- Littorinidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, PRI, LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, Japan, United Kingdom, RéUnion, Saint Helena
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Littorina littorina.jpg
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- Commons category
- Littorina
- taxon name
- Littorina
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Littorina
- taxonomic type
- common periwinkle
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Distribution
- Description
- Species
- References
Littorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
These small snails live in the tidal zone of rocky shores.
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