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Rough Periwinkle - Littorina saxatilis Small periwinkle with grooved whorls. They can grow up to 19 mm and colors vary widely.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Found in an empty barnacle shell in the low tide zone. Geotagged,Littorina,Littorina saxatilis,Rough periwinkle,Spring,United States,periwinkle,snail,winkle Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Rough Periwinkle - Littorina saxatilis

Small periwinkle with grooved whorls. They can grow up to 19 mm and colors vary widely.

Habitat: Found in an empty barnacle shell in the low tide zone.

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The Rough periwinkle

''Littorina saxatilis'', common name the rough periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. First identified in the 1700s, it has been misidentified as a new species 112 times.

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Similar species: Littorinimorpha
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 14, 2020. Captured Jun 18, 2019 08:12 in 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/20.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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