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Littorina obtusata Yellow Periwinkle, Flat Periwinkle

Littorina obtusata is commonly referred to as Yellow Periwinkle, Flat Periwinkle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
3313 
AphiaID:
140263 
Scientific:
Littorina obtusata 
German:
Flache Strandschnecke, Stumpfe Strandschnecke, Stumpfkegelige Uferschnecke 
English:
Yellow Periwinkle, Flat Periwinkle 
Category:
Escargots de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Littorina (Genus) > obtusata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1758 
Occurrence:
the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea 
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:
0 - 110 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
1,3 cm 
Temperature:
42.8 °F - 12,7 °F (6°C - 12,7°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Detritus 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-14 16:31:19 

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Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymised names
Litorina arctica Møller, 1842 · unaccepted
Litorina ioides Menke, 1845 · unaccepted
Litorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Litorina obtusata var. fasciata Menke, 1845 · unaccepted
Litorina obtusata var. unicolor Menke, 1845 · unaccepted
Litorina obtusata var. zonata Menke, 1845 · unaccepted
Litorina palliata (Say, 1822) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Litorina pulliata [sic] · unaccepted (junior synonym; misspelling of...)
Littorelaea pultneyii Leach, 1847 · unaccepted
Littorina (Littorina) obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Littorina aestuarii Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted
Littorina arctica Møller, 1842 · unaccepted
Littorina arctica var. angulata M. Sars, 1851 · unaccepted
Littorina arctica var. elatior M. Sars, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Littorina groenlandica var. laevior Mörch, 1857 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata f. elatiorangulata Middendorff, 1849 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata f. globosa Middendorff, 1849 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata f. magnei Sacchi, 1961 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata f. torquata Sacchi, 1963 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata littoralis var. albescens Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1925 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata littoralis var. alternata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata littoralis var. fusca Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata littoralis var. inversicolor Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata littoralis var. olivacea Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata littoralis var. rhabdota Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata littoralis var. rubens Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. aestuarii Jeffreys, 1869 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. albida Schlesch, 1930 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. ambigua Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. arctica Moller, 1842 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. aurantia Dautzenberg, 1893 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. balteata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. castanea Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. citrina Dautzenberg, 1893 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. lineolata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. lutea Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. orana Norman, 1888 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. ornata Jeffreys, 1865 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. palliata (Say, 1822) · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. pulchra Schlesch, 1930 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. tessellata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1915 · unaccepted
Littorina obtusata var. virescens Schlesch, 1930 · unaccepted
Littorina palliata (Say, 1822) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Littorina palliata var. auricularia Schlesch, 1916 · unaccepted
Littorina palliata var. carinata Schlesch, 1916 · unaccepted
Littorina peconica S. Smith, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
Littorina preconica S. Smith, 1860 · unaccepted
Littorina tenebrosa f. elatiorcrassa Middendorff, 1849 · unaccepted
Littorina tenebrosa var. obtusataea Middendorff, 1849 · unaccepted
Nerita litoralis W. Turton, 1819 · unaccepted
Nerita littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Turbo neritiformis T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted
Turbo obtusatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Turbo palliatus Say, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo retusus Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
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External links

  1. MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2024.
  3. Unterwasser-Welt-Nordsee (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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