Littorina obtusata Linnaeus 1758 (periwinkle)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae

Alternative combination: Turbo obtusatus

Synonym: Littorina lineolata Dautzenberg and Fischer 1915

Belongs to Littorina according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Littorina (Littorina), Littorina (Melaraphe), Littorina alta, Littorina aspera, Littorina coccinea, Littorina kneri, Littorina mariana, Littorina neritoides, Littorina petricola, Littorina pittsburgensis, Littorina remondii, Littorina saxatilis, Littorina scabra, Littorina schuttei, Littorina sheaferi, Littorina sookensis, Littorina subobesa, Littorina tuberculostriata, Littorina undulata, Littorina unifasciata

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bermuda (1 collection), Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador), Iceland (1), Morocco (4), Spain (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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