Related to:
Lichen pygméeLichina pygmaea
Relation type:
Mutualism
Vie entre les filaments du lichen pygmée
Species sheet
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Rock periwinkle
Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
AnimalsClearly visible spiral shell not covered by the mantle
Associated species
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Rough bigorneauBritish English
- Rough periwinkleBritish English
- Dunkle StrandschneckeGerman (Germany)
- Kleine StrandschneckeGerman (Germany)
- Littorine des rochersFrench (France)
- Bigorneau des rochersFrench (France)
- Bigorneau striéFrench (France)
- Littorine rugueuseFrench (France)
- Littorine striéeFrench (France)
- Spiss strandsneglNorwegian Bokmål (Norway)
- Rotsalikruik Dutch (Netherlands)
- Ruwe alikruikDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- SCOUPPE Christian, ZIEMSKI Frédéric, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 27/03/2021 : Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1426
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 15/06/2023 : Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1809
Modification history
- Created by Laurent Colombet on 15/06/2023
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