Littoraria coccinea

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Littoraria coccinea
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Littoraria coccinea shells
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L. coccinea
Binomial name
Littoraria coccinea
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]

Littoraria coccinea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Littoraria coccinea (Gmelin, 1791) . Reid, David G. (2010). Littoraria coccinea (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208936 on 6 June 2010 .