Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
Rough periwinkle
Littorina saxatilis
photo by FAO

Family:  Littorinidae (periwinkles)
Max. size:  1.9 cm DL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 3 years
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 46 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic, Arctic, the Mediterranean and Eastern Pacific. Introduced in California. Temperate to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Main food based on another species of the same genus; to be replaced with a better reference (Ref. 96313).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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