Littorina aleutica

Littorina aleutica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Littorina aleutica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Littorina
Species:
L. aleutica
Binomial name
Littorina aleutica
Dall, 1872

Distribution

Locality: Aleutian Islands, Fox Islands, Akutan Pass, Alaska, United States, North Pacific Ocean

References
  1. Littorina aleutica Dall, 1872. Reid, David G. (2010). Littorina aleutica Dall, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445802 on 6 June 2010 .


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