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...
- BP Mastogloia Sea, 9,800–8,500 years cal. BP Littorina Sea, 8,500–4,000 years cal. BP Post-Littorina Sea, 4,000–present The land is still emerging isostatically...
- 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...
- Littorina aleutica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Locality: Aleutian Islands...
- The Mastogloia Sea (also Early Littorina Sea, Initial Littorina Sea) is one of the prehistoric stages of the Baltic Sea in its development after the last...
- 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 plena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Littorina plena Gould, 1849...
- Littorina obtusata, common name the flat periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or...