Common periwinkle
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This article is about the mollusc. For the flowering plant, see Vinca minor.
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 operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles.[2]
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Common periwinkle | |
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Periwinkle emerging from its shell, Sweden | |
L. littorea on the edge of a small sandy beach in Woods Hole, Massachusetts | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Littorinidae |
Genus: | Littorina |
Species: | L. littorea |
Binomial name | |
Littorina littorea | |
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This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell. It is native to the rocky shores of the northeastern, and introduced to the northwestern, Atlantic Ocean.