Taxonomic Details for 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GCE Data Sets: | INV-GCEM-2407 (Mollusc population abundance monitoring: Fall 2023 mid-marsh and creekbank infaunal and epifaunal mollusc abundance based on collections from GCE marsh, monitoring sites 1-10) INV-GCEM-2407a (Mollusc population size distribution monitoring: Fall 2023 mid-marsh and creekbank infaunal and epifaunal mollusc size distributions based on collections from GCE marsh monitoring sites 1-10) INV-GCEM-2504a (Survey of adult and juvenile periwinkle snail (Littoraria irrorata) density in mid-marsh and creekbank plots at GCE LTER study sites in October 2024.) 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) (view all 68 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog) |
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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
