Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Littorina obtusata
Littorina littoralis
yellow periwinkle
northern yellow periwinkle
flat periwinkle
Dwarf winkle
Collection ID:
Z555.1.28
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 13 specimens. Varies in colour through yellows, oranges and browns. Patterns and markings also vary with some tessellating patters, some have just one large spiralling stripe and others bear no markings. Some specimens retain their operculum. Approx. 4-5 whorls with a very flat spire and blunt apex. Found often on seaweeds, particularly Bladder wrack;Popweed (Fucus vesiculosus) and Egg wrack; Knotted wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.157) |
