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Littorinidae
Sign in to saveThe Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide.
Species
periwinkle
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyLittorinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,838
- With media
- 74
- Family
- Littorinidae
- Collections
- LACM, PRI, YPM, UF, USNM, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Chile, Argentina, Philippines, Panama, Japan, Antarctica, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Littorinoidea
- Image
- Littorina littorina.jpg
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- Category:Littorinidae
- Commons category
- Littorinidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Littorinidae
- taxon common name
- Strandschnecken
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the order Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide.
==Names== In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from other families, such as the Neritidae, are sometimes also commonly known as "winkles" because they are small, round snails that occupy a similar ecological niche.
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