Common Periwinkle
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| Class | Gastropoda |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Scientific name | Littorina littorea |
| Family | Littorinidae |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Did you know | The shells of dead common periwinkles are often inhabited by hermit crabs. |
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| ID | 1226627 |
About 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. This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell.
Common periwinkle Photos
