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Image of: Littorina scabra
Subject: Image of: Littorina scabra
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Image of: Littorina scabra


Image of: Littorina scabra

ADW: 02.rjb2.jpg


Caption
Littorina [Littoraria] scabra
, India. The common name for members of the genus
Littorina
and its relatives is periwinkle. This is a marine snail, living on hard surfaces in the littoral zone. Periwinkles serve as human food in various places. Note the eyes placed on protuberances next to the tentacles. Also note the snout, characteristic of many prosobranch groups.
Contributors
Dr. John B. Burch, Ph.D.
(photographer, copyright holder), Mollusk Division, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

mollusk
72/180
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