Littorina arcana
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| Littorina arcana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littorina |
| Species: | L. arcana |
| Binomial name | |
| Littorina arcana Hannaford-Ellis, 1978 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Littorina saxatilis patula Thorpe, 1844 | |
Littorina arcana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Littorina arcana has a shell largely indistinguishable from Littorina saxatilis. It breeds by laying egg masses, whereas L. saxatilis produces crawl-away young, so the animals can be distinguished by dissection only.[1]
