Definition of Littorina. Meaning of Littorina. Synonyms of Littorina

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Definition of Littorina

Littorina
Littorina Lit"to*ri"na, n. [NL. See Littoral.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle.

Meaning of Littorina from wikipedia

- Littorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. These small snails live in...
- 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...
- Littorina saxatilis, common name the rough periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles...
- Littorina scutulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. This species lives lower...
- Littorina Sea (also Litorina Sea) is a geological brackish water stage of the Baltic Sea, which existed around 7500–4000 BP and followed the Mastogloia...
- Ancylus Lake, 9,500–8,000 Mastogloia Sea, 8,000–7,500 Littorina Sea, 7,500–4,000 Post-Littorina Sea, 4,000–present The land is still emerging isostatically...
- Littorina obtusata, common name the flat periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or...
- africana Philippi, 1847 Litorina decollata Philippi, 1847 Littorina africana (Philippi, 1847) Littorina perplexa Turton, 1932 Nodilittorina africana (Philippi...
- of Littorina. The Ray Society 463p.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 6 June 2010. Littorina islandica Reid, 1996. WoRMS (2010). Littorina islandica...
- Littorina brevicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Littorina brevicula...