From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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Totem Park +
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Class
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Gastropoda +
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Common name is
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Sitka periwinkle +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Littorinidae +
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Genus
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Littorina +
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Order
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Littorinimorpha +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Mollusca +
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Scientific name is
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Littorina sitkana +
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SpecificEpithet
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sitkana +
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Summary
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Abundant snail in the upper intertidal of … Abundant snail in the upper intertidal of low-energy coastlines, especially on sunny rocks without much algal growth. ''Littorina sitkana'' is sometimes so numerous as to obscure the rocks it occupies in search of algae to eat. This is a small, round, dark species, lower and rounder than [[Littorina scutulata|Checkered periwinkle (''Littorina scutulata'')]] which one is most often found in ''Fucus'' beds and on mussels.en found in ''Fucus'' beds and on mussels. +
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Synonyms include
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Litorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitchana +
, Littorina terebrosa +
, Littorina kurila +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:35:14 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
, Littorina sitkana +
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