#Littorinidae

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Identifying species can be an extremely difficult job for biologists-- especially when the animal in question has too few distinguishing features, or too many. Perhaps no species demonstrates this better than Littorina saxatilis, aka the rough periwinkle snail. Due to the extreme variations in shell shape, size, and color, this species has been misidentified by taxonomists 112 times! Even today, scientists are still in dispute over whether genetically distinct populations should be considered separate species.

(Image: Six rough periwinkle snails (Littorina saxatilis) by Sue Scott)

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Bonus: check out the list of L. saxatilis' former names below the cut!

Litorina groenlandica Menke, 1830

Litorina incarnata Philippi, 1846

Litorina marmorata L. Pfeiffer, 1839

Litorina sulcata Menke, 1830

Littorina castanea Deshayes in Deshayes & Milne Edwards, 1843

Littorina danieli Locard, 1886

Littorina groenlandica (Menke, 1830)

Littorina neglecta Bean, 1844

Littorina nervillei Dautzenberg, 1893

Littorina nervillei var. major Pallary in Seurat, 1924

Littorina nigrolineata Gray, 1839

Littorina palliata var. turritella Schlesch, 1916

Littorina rudis (Maton, 1797) (synonym)

Littorina rudis f. elatior Middendorff, 1849

Littorina rudis var. albida Dautzenberg, 1887

Littorina rudis var. alticola Dacie, 1917

Littorina rudis var. aurantia Dautzenberg, 1887

Littorina rudis var. brevis Dautzenberg, 1887

Littorina rudis var. conoidea Schlesch, 1916

Littorina rudis var. fasciata Dautzenberg, 1887

Littorina rudis var. finmarchia Herzenstein, 1885

Littorina rudis var. globosa Jeffreys, 1865

Littorina rudis var. globosa Martel, 1901

Littorina rudis var. laevis Jeffreys, 1865

Littorina rudis var. major Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina rudis var. rubescens Monterosato, 1878

Littorina rudis var. scotia S.M. Smith, 1979

Littorina rudis var. similis Jeffreys, 1865

Littorina rudis var. sulcata Martel, 1901

Littorina rudis var. tenebrosapallida L.E. Adams, 1896

Littorina rudis var. tessellata Dautzenberg, 1893

Littorina saxatile La Roque, 1953

Littorina saxatile saxatile La Roque, 1953

Littorina saxatilis Johnston, 1842

Littorina saxatilis f. abbreviata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis f. conoidea Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis f. elongata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis f. minor Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis groenlandica (Menke, 1830)

Littorina saxatilis groenlandica var. sculpta Schlesch, 1931

Littorina saxatilis jugosa Montagu, 1803

Littorina saxatilis jugosa var. bynei Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis jugosa var. tenuis James, 1968

Littorina saxatilis nigrolineata Gray, 1839

Littorina saxatilis rudis (Maton, 1797)

Littorina saxatilis rudis var. rudissimoides James, 1968

Littorina saxatilis scotia Graham, 1988

Littorina saxatilis tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803)

Littorina saxatilis tenebrosa var. biinterrupta Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1963

Littorina saxatilis tenebrosa var. bizonaria James, 1963

Littorina saxatilis tenebrosa var. elata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis tenebrosa var. maculata Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1963

Littorina saxatilis var. clarilineata Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971

Littorina saxatilis var. flammulata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis var. fulva Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis var. fusca Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis var. gascae Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971

Littorina saxatilis var. groenlandica (Menke, 1830)

Littorina saxatilis var. hieroglyphica Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Jouin, 1961

Littorina saxatilis var. interrupta Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Jouin, 1961

Littorina saxatilis var. lagunae Barnes, 1993

Littorina saxatilis var. lineata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis var. lugubris Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis var. nigra Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971

Littorina saxatilis var. nojensis Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1964

Littorina saxatilis var. rubra Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971

Littorina saxatilis var. rubrolineata Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Delmas, 1967

Littorina saxatilis var. salvati Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Delmas, 1967

Littorina saxatilis var. sanguinea Coen, 1933

Littorina saxatilis var. sellensis Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1964

Littorina saxatilis var. tractibus Fischer-Piette, Gaillard & Jouin, 1961

Littorina saxatilis var. trifasciata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Littorina saxatilis zonata Daniel, 1883

Littorina saxoides Nardo, 1847

Littorina simplex Reeve, 1857

Littorina tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803)

Littorina tenebrosa f. elatior Middendorff, 1849

Littorina tenebrosa var. costulata Middendorff, 1849

Littorina tenebrosa var. densecostulata Middendorff, 1849

Littorina tenebrosa var. grisolacteus Middendorff, 1849

Littorina tenebrosa var. intermedia Forbes & Hanley, 1850

Littorina tenebrosa var. rubidus Middendorff, 1849

Littorina tenebrosa var. tessellatus Middendorff, 1849

Littorina tenebrosa var. zonatus Middendorff, 1849

Littorina zonaria Bean, 1844

Nerita rustica Nardo, 1847

Turbo obligatus Say, 1822

Turbo rudis Maton, 1797

Turbo rudissimus Johnston, 1842

[rattyexplores]

Abundant Perrywinkle.

14/10/23 - Echinolittorina sp.

QLD:WET - Garner's Beach

[ravings-of-a-mad-scientist]

Meanwhile, at the Annual Mollusk Taxonomy Convention

Taxonomist 1: I think this population of blorb snails count as their own species under the phylogenetic and biological species concepts. Their last common ancestor was between 5 and 100 million years ago, idk, my 35 year old copy of Clustal finally exploded so I just eyeballed it, but they totally got wack cytochrome C oxidase genes, even though for the most part they're genetically pretty similar and they still look and act exactly the same in every way and also both live in the same place as each other. The only reason why they don’t interbreed is they have like a single incompatible protein thingo, which is also more or less the only meaningful phenotypic difference between them.

(this is an actual thing that can happen. They’re called cryptic species and species complexes and they hurt my soul) 

Taxonomist 2: No. It’s more pragmatic and useful to just use the morphological and ecological species concepts here; and they say fuck you and your dumb snails. I wanna lump all existing species into half as many species, there’s too many fucking species.

Taxonomist 1: you wanna fucking say that to my face you little shit?

Taxonomist 3: Hey, real quick, what do you guys think about the possibility of reclassifying the Blorb genus under Littorinidae instead of Muricidae? Because I already wrote a paper on it, so that's the case now. Cry about it.

Taxonomist 2: I think today is the day bitches die.

*Mexican standoff using conch shells as blunt weapons ensued, there were no survivors.*

*This is unfortunately the leading cause of death among all taxonomists*

[wikipedia-the-non-official]

Mainwaringia leithii

Mainwaringia leithii species , marine gastropod mollusk Littorinidae, winkles periwinkles.[1]

Mainwaringia leithii

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

: Littorinimorpha

: Littorinidae

Genus: Mainwaringia

Species: M. leithii

Binomial

Mainwaringia leithii

(E. . , 1876)

Synonyms[1]

Alaba leithii E.. , 1876

Melania paludomoidea Nevill, 1885

References

Mainwaringia leithii (E.. , 1876). Reid, G. (2010). Mainwaringia leithii (E.. , 1876). Accessed : Marine Species http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446280 6 June 2010 .

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Ps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainwaringia_leithii

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[animalids]

Checkered periwinkle (Littorina scutulata)

Photo by Marlin Harms

[grimmorio]

top 3 snails

3 - Rabbit Snails (Tylonelania)

2- Glass Snails (Oxychilus cellarius)

1- Periwinkle Snails! (Littorinidae)

(Cute af)

[speciesofleastconcern]

Littorina saxatilis, common name the rough periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. First identified in the 1700s, it has been misidentified as a new species 112 times.

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juin 2011

[bitch-dont-krill-my-vibe]

Rock Pool Adventures: Part 3 - Two Common Periwinkles

Littorina: Austrolittorina unifasciata and Nodilittorina pyramidalis are two species of periwinkles in the genus Littorina. They are endemic to Australia’s east coast and are commonly found in pits and crevices on the high-mid shore. Both species are usually <15 mm, but can get up to about 25 mm.

How to tell them apart: While they are both predominantly blue/grey in colour, A. unifasciata has rounded whorls whereas N. pyramidalis has nodule-covered whorls.

Fun Fact: Along with pits and crevices, they are often found living in dead barnacles!

About this series: Its winter in Australia, which means I’m switching snorkelling for rock pool exploring! Armed with dive boots, dive gloves, and a cheap iPhone macro-lens attachment, I have set off to search the coastline!

Follow http://bitch-dont-krill-my-vibe.tumblr.com for more!

Pictures, from top to bottom: 1) Close up comparison. 2) Comparison of the two species. 3) Periwinkles in pit habitat. 4) Periwinkles amongst barnacles. 5) close up of A. unifasciata in a dead barnacle. 6) Periwinkles in crevices.

Photos taken at Pearl Beach or Bilgola Beach, NSW (June/July 2017), by Andrea Henning.

References: Reid, D.G. and Williams, S.T., 2004. The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the temperate southern hemisphere: The genera Nodilittorina, Austrolittorina and Afrolittorina. Records of the Australian Museum.

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Caenogastropoda: Epitonium tenellum

Caenogastropoda: Bembicium auratum

Caenogastropoda: Conuber sp.

Shells collected off of a small beach.

09/09/23

QLD:BRB - Clairview, beach

[juspr]

Please be straight and stop your sinful ways. Being homosexual isn't gonna make your life any better. There are only two genders make and female that's it. I don't care about gays and I'm sick of you perverts forcing your beliefs on me. I'm straight , no gay sex . Get saved and get away from Satan and his evil ways.

Littorina mandshurica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles

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Caracolillos

Bígaro común (Littorina Littorea) es también conocido como caracol de mar, caracolillo y caramuxos.

Es un molusco gasterópodo, univalvo que pertenece a la familiade los Littorinidae. Se encuentren en las orillas y en las zonas próximas a las desembocaduras de los ríos.

Se adhieren a las rocas que quedan sumergidas, en los resquicios de las peñas, en grietas que le sirven para protegerse del oleaje y las corrientes. Viven arrastrándose o ligeramente pegados sobre las rocas o algas, sobre todo de las del género 'Fucus'.

Su alimento exclusivo son las algas.

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Chromosomal Comparisons

The following quote was pulled from the website https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/11250008209439373. It talks about the different number of chromosomes in different species of mollusks. 

“In streptoneuran gastropods, chromosome numbers range from n=7 to n=36. In Archaeogastropoda, the sole chromosome number of Patellacea is n=9; in other superfamilies (Pleurotomariacea, Fissurellacea and Neritacea) the numbers range from n=ll to n=18, except for Trochacea which have n=18 in all species. In Mesogastropoda chromosome numbers range from n=7 to n=18; n=7 in Viviparirs coritecltis to n= 18 in one member of the Littorinidae stoma tell^ Zyrata which has n=18) and to n=20 in several of the Pleuroceridae. Chromosome numbers are higher in some of the Thiaridae (n = 45-60) but these numbers are considered to be polyploid (Patterson & Burch, 1978). In more advanced Neogastropoda, numbers range from n=28 to n=36. ' In euthyneuran opisthobranchs, numb&s range from n= 12 in the Pleurobranchidae and n=l3 in all nudibranchs, to n= 17-18 in the rest, except for the aberrant Bosellia with n=7. In pulmonates chromosome numbers range from n=5 to n=44. In the polyploid species of higher Basommatophora chromosome numbers range from n=30 to n=72.”

This information tells me that the chromosomes in mollusks can be different so i infer that when their cells go through mitosis and meiosis, there will be different numbers from the parent and there are different outcomes to how much cells come out of each process.

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Reproductive strategy uniqueness of Littoraria scabra (Gastropoda: Littorinidae), in Tombariri mangr