APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common periwinkle / Edible winkle
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Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- live animal 1

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- colony 1

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- colony 2

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- live animal 2

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- live animal 3 / orange-brown

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- live animal 4 / red 1

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- colony 3 / close-up

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- collecting / bag in pool 1

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- collecting / bag close-up 1

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- collecting / bags in pool 1

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- grouped together 1

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- grouped together 2

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- grouped together 3

Common periwinkle / winkle
Littorina littorea
- grouped together 4

A common mollusc on rocky shores across the south-west, can be found under stones, amongst weed and in rockpools.

Whilst this species is very common, it can be subject to over collection for food; this not only places the species at risk at certain locations but by taking away grazers, weed growth will greatly increase and habitats can change significantly. Care should be taken when collecting any mollusc for food and it should be done well away from potential sources of pollution.

Images of species taken at Batten Beach, Plymouth, Devon, 13.01.06; at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 04.04.10; and at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.09.11; and at other locations.

Scientific and European Names: Littorina littorea, Common periwinkle, Edible winkle, Gemeine strandschnecke, Gewone alikruik, Bigorneau, Bigaro, Littorina comune.
Littorina littorea Common Periwinkle or Edible Winkle Marine Snail Images
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