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Taxonomic Details for Littoraria irrorata
Systematic Resumé: |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
Superphylum | Lophozoa |
Phylum | Mollusca |
Class | Gastropoda |
Order | Neotaenioglossa |
Family | Littorinidae |
Genus | Littoraria |
Species | Littoraria irrorata |
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Common Name: |
marsh periwinkle |
Authority: |
(Say, 1822) |
ITIS TSN: |
567804 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) |
Habitats: |
Salinity Zone: Brackish water, Salinity Zone: Marine |
GCE Contact: |
Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas |
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GCE Data Sets: |
INV-GCEM-2404a (Survey of adult and juvenile periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) density in mid-marsh and creekbank plots at GCE LTER study sites in October 2023.)
INV-GCEM-2307 (Mollusc population abundance monitoring: Fall 2022 mid-marsh and creekbank infaunal and epifaunal mollusc abundance based on collections from GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10)
INV-GCEM-2307a (Mollusc population size distribution monitoring: Fall 2022 mid-marsh and creekbank infaunal and epifaunal mollusc size distributions based on collections from GCE marsh monitoring sites 1-10)
INV-GCEM-2304a (Survey of adult and juvenile periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) density in mid-marsh and creekbank plots at GCE LTER study sites in October 2022.)
INV-GCEM-2204a (Survey of adult and juvenile periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) density in mid-marsh and creekbank plots at GCE LTER study sites in October 2021.)
(view all 65 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog) |

Littoraria juveniles recruit to curled leaves of Spartina and are found here until they are around 5 mm in length. Photo Steven Pennings

Littoraria on Spartina alterniflora, Sapelo Island 2016. Photo Steven Pennings
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