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Mangrove Periwinkle

Littoraria angulifera

1,919 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 31, February 19, March 14, April 16, May 4, June 13, July 11, August 7, September 23, October 16, November 10, December 15.
United States1,216
Brazil179
Espirito Santo74
Pernambuco31
Bahia18
Alagoas14
Sao Paulo13
Georgia12
Texas7
Rio Granda do Norte7

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyPeriwinkle Snails · Littorinidae
GenusLittoraria

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