Littoraria coccinea Scarlet Periwinkle

Littoraria coccinea is commonly referred to as Scarlet Periwinkle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Littoraria coccinea,Ailuk Atoll, Îles Marshall 2024 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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lexID:: 17700
AphiaID:: 208936

Scientific:: Littoraria coccinea
German:: Rote Strandschnecke
English:: Scarlet Periwinkle

Category:: Escargots de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Littoraria (Genus) > coccinea (Species)
Initial determination:: (Gmelin, ), 1791

Occurrence:: Fiji, Hawaii, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Tahiti, Tansania
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 2,5 cm
Temperature:: 25,2 °F - 29,4 °F (25,2°C - 29,4°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Littoraria aberrans
Littoraria albicans
Littoraria angulifera
Littoraria ardouiniana
Littoraria articulata
Littoraria bengalensis
Littoraria carinifera
Littoraria cingulata
Littoraria cingulifera
Littoraria coccinea
Rote Strandschnecke
Littoraria conica
Littoraria delicatula
Littoraria fasciata
Littoraria filosa
Littoraria flammea
Littoraria flava
Gelbliche Strandschnecke
Littoraria ianthostoma
Littoraria intermedia
Littoraria irrorata
Littoraria lutea
Littoraria luteola
Littoraria mauritiana
Littoraria melanostoma
Littoraria nebulosa
Littoraria pallescens
Littoraria pintado
Littoraria rosewateri
Littoraria scabra
Littoraria sinensis
Littoraria strigata
Littoraria subvittata
Littoraria sulculosa
Littoraria tessellata
Littoraria undulata
Undulierte Strandschnecke
Littoraria varia
Littoraria variegata
Littoraria vespacea
Littoraria zebra

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-09-04 16:03:07
Last edit:: 2025-09-04 16:13:40

Info

Littoraria coccinea (Gmelin, 1791)

Littoraria coccinea is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles.

Synonymised names
Helix coccinea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Littorina coccinea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Littorina obesa G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 · unaccepted
Turbo tautiranus Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Littoraria coccinea concinna (Gmelin, 1791)
Subspecies Littoraria coccinea glabrata (R. A. Philippi, 1846)

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 04.09.2025.

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Littoraria coccinea,RIK01, Rongerik, Îles Marshall 2024 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Littoraria coccinea,Ailuk Atoll, Îles Marshall 2024 (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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