Flat Periwinkle

Littorina obtusata

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

110 m

Description

Littorina obtusata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Distribution This marine species occurs wherever brown seaweeds grow. It is widely distributed : the Baltic Sea, in European waters from Norway down to Southern Spain, in the Mediterr... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Norway Mauritius Spain Atlantic Ocean East USA +17 more in Seabook

Colors

brown

yellow

orange

green

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Rocks

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary