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Definition of Littorina littorea

Littorina littorea
Periwinkle Per"i*win`kle, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish, in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zo["o]l.) Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina. Note: In America the name is often applied to several large univalves, as Fulgur carica, and F. canaliculata.

Meaning of Littorina littorea from wikipedia

- 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...
- 1991 Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978 Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758), Common periwinkle Littorina mandshurica (Schrenk, 1861) Littorina natica...
- related genus Catharanthus (and also with the common seas**** mollusc, Littorina littorea). Vinca plants are subshrubs or herbaceous, and have slender trailing...
- In Scotland, the word "whelk" is also used to mean the periwinkle (Littorina littorea), family Littorinidae. In the English-speaking islands of the West...
- stage and form of the body of water is named after common periwinkle (Littorina littorea), then a prevailing mollusc in the waters, which indicates its salinity...
- and the North Atlantic Buccinum undatum) and periwinkles including Littorina littorea. The s**** of sea snails are often found washed up on beaches. Because...
- Escargot de Quimper in France and caracol moteado in the north of Spain Littorina littorea, common periwinkle Pachychilus sp. are consumed as food amongst the...
- (genus Littorina), and marine isopods. Phlorotannins in A. nodosum act as chemical defenses against the marine herbivorous snail, Littorina littorea. Polysiphonia...
- of a number of gastropod species for protection, including Littorina littorea, Littorina obtusata, N****arius reticulatus, Gibbula umbilicalis, Nucella...
- such as Littorina obtusata. Phlorotannins in Fucus vesiculosus act as chemical defenses against the marine herbivorous snail Littorina littorea, while...