Littorina keenae Gray Periwinkle, Eroded Periwinkle, Flat-bottomed Periwinkle

Littorina keenae is commonly referred to as Gray Periwinkle, Eroded Periwinkle, Flat-bottomed Periwinkle. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15289 

AphiaID:

445651 

Scientific:

Littorina keenae 

German:

Graue Strandschnecke, Erodierte Strandschnecke 

English:

Gray Periwinkle, Eroded Periwinkle, Flat-bottomed Periwinkle 

Category:

Slakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Littorina (Genus) > keenae (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rosewater, 1978 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 

Marine Zone:

Supratidal (Supralitoral), spray water area (splash water area) above the tidal influence where the influence of the sea clearly outweighs that of the land. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,3cm - 2cm) 

Temperature:

9,3 °F - 24,6 °F (9,3°C - 24,6°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Diatoms, Herbivorous, Red slime algae 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Littorina aleutica
• Littorina arcana
• Littorina brevicula
• Littorina compressa
• 
  Littorina fabalis
  Flache Strandschnecke
• Littorina horikawai
• Littorina kasatka
• 
  Littorina keenae
  Graue Strandschnecke, Erodierte Strandschnecke
• 
  Littorina littorea
  Gemeine Strandschnecke, Gemeine Uferschnecke, Spitze Strandschnecke
• Littorina mandshurica
• Littorina natica
• 
  Littorina obtusata
  Flache Strandschnecke, Stumpfe Strandschnecke, Stumpfkegelige Uferschnecke
• Littorina plena
• 
  Littorina saxatilis
  Kleine Strandschnecke, Spitze Strandschnecke, Raue Strandschnecke, Dunkle Strandschnecke
• 
  Littorina scutulata
  Karrierte Strandschnecke
• Littorina sitkana
• Littorina squalida
• Littorina subrotundata
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-10-19 19:16:22 

Last edit:

2024-06-29 19:58:46 

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