Common name of Littorina sitkana
 
Common Name Sitka periwinkle
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st Modifier locality/area
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'periwinkle' from Latin 'vincapervinca', i.e., trailing or woody evergreen herbs of the genus Vinca.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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