Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLittorina littorea (Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle)
GenusLittorina (periwinkles)
SubfamilyLITTORININAE (a subfamily of molluscs)
FamilyLITTORINIDAE (periwinkles)
SuperfamilyLITTORINOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Littorina littorea (Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle) :
1: Littorina littorea (Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle)
7 Sep 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
egg capsule in plankton sample
Image 1: Eggs - microscope low magnificationImage 2: Eggs - microscope low magnification (2)Image 3: Planktonic egg case - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Single egg - magnified
2: Littorina littorea (Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle)
21 Mar 2008 OSGR: SW83 50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
live animals, on foreshore
Image 1: Shells - mouth viewsImage 2: Shells - top viewsImage 3: Animal climbing up another shell - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Animal climbing up another shell - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Animal emerging from shell - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Animal emerging from shell - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Animal showing antenna - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Animal showing antenna - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Animal showing antenna - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Antenna protruding from shell - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Lebour, M.V. 1935 The breeding of Littorina neritoides JMBA 20(2): 373-378.

Littorina littorea (Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Littorina littorea (Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Littorina littorea (Common Periwinkle, Edible Periwinkle, Winkle)
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