MSBIAS - Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)

MSBIAS taxon details

Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

140262 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140262)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Littorina A. Férussac, 1822

Original name

Turbo littoreus Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 761 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140262 on 2026-05-23

Regional species database citation

The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140262 on 2026-05-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2010-01-07 10:29:10Z

changed

Reid, David G.

2022-09-11 08:02:20Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 761 [details] Available for editors

context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors

context source (RAS) Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]

context source (Schelde) van Eck, G. Th. M.; Holzhauer, H. (2007). Monitoring van de effecten van de verruiming 48'/43': MOVE eindrapport 2006 (Rapport 10). Rapport RIKZ = Report RIKZ, 2007.003. RIKZ: Middelburg. 64 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of Littorina. The Ray Society. 463p. [details]

additional source Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details] Available for editors

additional source Latchford, F. R. (1915). Littorina littorea a fish. The Nautilus. 29(8): 96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1815895 [details]

additional source Clench, W. J. (1930). Littorina littorea Linn. The Nautilus. 43(3): 105., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515159 [details]

additional source Alexander, R. C. (1947). Littorina littorea on the New Jersey coast. The Nautilus. 60(3): 73-76., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8523756 [details]

additional source Alexander, R. C. (1947). Littorina littorea in New Jersey. The Nautilus. 61(2): 71., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284771 [details]

additional source Dexter, R. W. (1961). Early records of Littorina littorea from the coast of Massachusetts. The Nautilus. 74(3): 120-121., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524001 [details]

additional source Clarke, A. H., Jr. (1963). Supplementary notes on Pre-Colombian Littorina littorea in Nova Scotia. The Nautilus. 77(1): 8-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520305 [details]

additional source Davis, D. S. (1972). An unusual form of Littorina littorea Linné found in Nova Scotia. The Nautilus. 86(2-4): 87., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8511600 [details]

additional source Woodbridge, R. G., III. (1976). Tentacle-branching in the periwinkle, Littorina littorea. The Nautilus. 90(1): 52-54, figs. 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8276410 [details]

additional source Dudley, R. (1980). Crab-crushing of periwinkle shells, Littorina littorea, from two adjacent geographical provinces. The Nautilus. 94(3): 108-112., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274614 [details]

biology source Tepolt, C. K. (2014). Adaptation in marine invasion: a genetic perspective. Biological Invasions. 17(3): 887-903., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0825-8
note: Here, I review evidence for adaptation in marine invasion, considering both quantitative and genetic studies. [details] Available for editors