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Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae periwinkles

Genus: Littorina

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31 species (see list below)
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Littorina aleutica
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Max. Length 17 cm DL
 
Littorina angustior
[Narrow periwinkle]
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Littorina arcana
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Littorina brevicula
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Max. Length 2.5 cm SHH
 
Littorina coccinea
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Littorina compressa
[Black-lined periwinkle]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Littorina fabalis
[Flat periwinkle]
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Littorina fasciata
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Littorina flava
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Max. Length 29.2 cm DL
 
Littorina irrorata
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Littorina keenae
[Eroded periwinkle]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 4.2 cm DL
Littorina littorea(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Littorina littorea
[Common periwinkle]
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Littorina mariae
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Littorina meleagris(Potiez & Michaud, 1838)

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Littorina meleagris
[White-spotted periwinkle]
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Littorina mespillum
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Max. Length 28 cm DL
 
Littorina nebulosa
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Littorina neglecta
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Littorina nigrolineata
[Black lined periwinkle]

Scott, Sue

Northern Atlantic, Arctic
Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
Littorina obtusata(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Littorina obtusata
[Yellow periwinkle]
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Littorina planaxis
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Littorina plena
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Littorina pullata
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FAO

Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
Littorina saxatilis(Olivi, 1792)

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Littorina saxatilis
[Rough periwinkle]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 4.4 cm SHL
Littorina scabra(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Littorina scabra
[Scabra periwinkle]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm SHH
 
Littorina scutulata
[Checkered periwinkle]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm NG
 
Littorina sitkana
[Sitka periwinkle]
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Littorina squalida
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Littorina striata
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Littorina subrotundata
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Littorina zebra
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Littorina ziczac(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Littorina ziczac
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