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common periwinkle
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species of mollusc
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common periwinkle
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- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyLittorinidae
Habitatmarine
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The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) 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. It is native to the rocky shores of the northeastern, and introduced to the northwestern, Atlantic Ocean.
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