- genus Littorina
- nountype genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles• Syn: ↑Littorina• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Littorinidae, ↑family Littorinidae• Member Meronyms: ↑periwinkle, ↑winkle
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genus Littorina
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Littorina sitkana — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda … Wikipedia
Littorina — Taxobox name = Littorina image width = 200px image caption = Common periwinkle, Littorina littorea regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Mesogastropoda familia = Littorinidae subfamilia = Littorininae genus = Littorina… … Wikipedia
Littorina unifasciata antipodum — Taxobox name = Littorina unifasciata antipodum image width = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Hypsogastropoda infraordo = Littorinimorpha superfamilia =… … Wikipedia
Littorina cincta — Taxobox name = Littorina cincta image width = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Hypsogastropoda infraordo = Littorinimorpha superfamilia = Littorinoidea familia =… … Wikipedia
Littorina saxatilis — Taxobox name = Rough periwinkle image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Hypsogastropoda infraordo = Littorinimorpha superfamilia = Littorinoidea… … Wikipedia
Littorina ziczac — Taxobox name = Littorina ziczac image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Hypsogastropoda infraordo = Littorinimorpha superfamilia = Littorinoidea… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Littorina — noun type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles • Syn: ↑genus Littorina • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Littorinidae, ↑family Littorinidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Littorina — Lit to*ri na, n. [NL. See {Littoral}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well known example. See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Littorina — n. genus of gastropod mollusks comprised of the periwinkles and sea snails … English contemporary dictionary
