The common periwinkle, or winkle, Littorina littorea, is a species of small whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc with gills and an operculum in the family Littorinidae. It is a robust intertidal species with shell coloring that ranges from dark to banded, native to the rocky shores of the northeastern Atlantic, including northern Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and Russia, and it has also been introduced to the northwestern Atlantic coast of North America.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceRobust intertidal snail with a dark and sometimes banded shell 1 Scientific Name Sources
1. Wikipedia: Common periwinkle
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The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea)
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This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell.
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It is native to the rocky shores of the northeastern, and introduced to the northwestern, Atlantic Ocean.
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The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) is a species of small whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles.
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