Littorina compressa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Littorina compressa | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Littorina |
| Species: | L. compressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Litorina macerwinii Philipi, 1847 | |
Littorina compressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Littorina compressa are native to Western Europe,[2][3] and have also been found in the North Atlantic sea[4] and in Russia.[3]
Littorina compressa share are extremely similar in appearance to their sibling species[5] Littorina saxatilis and Littorina arcana.[6] The three species have been found to grow together.[5][7][6]
