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Littorina
| Littorina | |
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| Two shells of the Common periwinkle, Littorina littorea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Subfamily: | Littorininae |
| Genus: | Littorina Férussac, 1822[1] |
| Type species | |
| Turbo littoreus | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Littorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[2]
These small snails live in the tidal zone of rocky shores.
- ^ Férussac A. É d'A de (1822). H.N. g. et p. Moll., Tabl. gén., xxxiv.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2011). Littorina Férussac, 1822. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138135 on 2011-04-15
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