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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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceRobust intertidal snail with a dark and sometimes banded shell 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source Wikidata: Common Periwinkle
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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.
human-interaction (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
It is native to the rocky shores of the northeastern, and introduced to the northwestern, Atlantic Ocean.
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
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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littorea is an omnivorous, grazing intertidal gastropod.
In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Lead section
This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell.
View the Source2. NatureServe Explorer: Littorina littorea
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gastropoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Gastropoda","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Snails And Conches","language":"EN"},{"name":"Escargots Et Strombes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Caracoles Y Conchas","language":"ES"},{"name":"腹足纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Littorina littorea
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2301117, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2301117, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Common Periwinkle
- Wikidata Q27935, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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