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Common Periwinkle - Littorina littorea A common winkle along the Maine coast. I found lots of them along the coast during low tide.<br /> <br /> It had a blunt spire, pale columella, and was about 25 mm long.<br /> <br /> Periwinkles are vegetarians and can withstand long periods of time without food or water. Common Periwinkle,Common periwinkle,Geotagged,Littorina littorea,Spring,United States,littorina,periwinkle,winkle Click/tap to enlarge

Common Periwinkle - Littorina littorea

A common winkle along the Maine coast. I found lots of them along the coast during low tide.

It had a blunt spire, pale columella, and was about 25 mm long.

Periwinkles are vegetarians and can withstand long periods of time without food or water.

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The Common periwinkle

The common periwinkle or winkle 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.

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Similar species: Littorinimorpha
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jun 21, 2018. Captured Jun 18, 2018 08:01 in 1 ME-99, Kennebunk, ME 04043, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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