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Small periwinkles - Melarhaphe neritoides Checking back my photos from past years I noticed here a few small snail shells, hidden in the barnacles&#039; holes. I even don&#039;t know how to start the search! I could not find any information that would give me any direction. I will be happy if anyone can help.<br /> Correction: I am happy to identify them with the help of my friends from the Facebook group &quot;Mollusca in Bulgaria&quot; Animal,Animalia,Central Macedonia,Chalkidiki,Europe,Gastropoda,Geotagged,Greece,Littorinidae,Littorinimorpha,Melarhaphe neritoides,Mollusca,Sithonia,Spring,Sykia,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Small periwinkles - Melarhaphe neritoides

Checking back my photos from past years I noticed here a few small snail shells, hidden in the barnacles' holes. I even don't know how to start the search! I could not find any information that would give me any direction. I will be happy if anyone can help.
Correction: I am happy to identify them with the help of my friends from the Facebook group "Mollusca in Bulgaria"

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The Melarhaphe neritoides

''Melarhaphe neritoides'', common name : the small periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

This species was previously known as ''Littorina neritoides''.

''Melarhaphe'' is a monotypic genus, in other words, this is the only species in that genus.

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Similar species: Littorinimorpha
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jan 1, 2022. Captured Jun 17, 2017 11:29 in 2XPX+8P Toroni, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm