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Type genus of the family Littorinidae periwinkles
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littorina
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Littorina \Lit"to*ri"na\, n. [NL. See Littoral .] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. ...
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Littorina is a genus of small sea snails , marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae , the winkles or periwinkles . These small snails live in the tidal zone of rocky shores.