Definition of Littorina littorea. Meaning of Littorina littorea. Synonyms of Littorina littorea

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Definition of Littorina littorea

Littorina littorea
Periwinkle Per"i*win`kle, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish, in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zo["o]l.) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina. Note: In America the name is often applied to several large univalves, as Fulgur carica, and F. canaliculata.

Meaning of Littorina littorea from wikipedia

- The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) is a species of small edible whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an...
- 1991 Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978 Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758), Common periwinkle Littorina mandshurica (Schrenk, 1861) Littorina natica...
- Littorina Sea (also Litorina Sea) is a geological brackish water stage of the Baltic Sea, which existed around 8500–4000 BP and followed the Mastogloia...
- shared with the related genus Catharanthus (and with the mollusc Littorina littorea). Some Vinca species are cultivated but have also spread invasively...
- Lineolittorina Reid, 2009 Littoraria Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834 – 39 species Littorina Férussac, 1822 – 18 species – type genus Mainwaringia Nevill, 1885 Melarhaphe...
- Escargot de Quimper in France and caracol moteado in the north of Spain Littorina littorea, common periwinkle Pachychilus sp. are consumed as food amongst the...
- (genus Littorina), and marine isopods. Phlorotannins in A. nodosum act as chemical defenses against the marine herbivorous snail, Littorina littorea. Polysiphonia...
- and the North Atlantic Buccinum undatum) and periwinkles including Littorina littorea. The s**** of sea snails are often found washed up on beaches. Because...
- such as Littorina obtusata. Phlorotannins in Fucus vesiculosus act as chemical defenses against the marine herbivorous snail Littorina littorea, while...
- litoreus [sic]: synonym of Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) Turbo littoreus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) Turbo lucull****...