Common name of Littorina keenae
 
Common Name Eroded periwinkle
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Gallivan, G. and J. Danforth, 1999
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core plant
1st Modifier morphology
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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