Littorina arcana

Littorina arcana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Littorina
Species:	L. arcana
Binomial name
	Littorina arcana; Hannaford-Ellis, 1978
Synonyms
	Littorina saxatilis patulaThorpe, 1844; Littorina saxatilis patula var. attenuataDautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912

Last updated October 12, 2025

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

References

1 2 Littorina arcana Hannaford-Ellis, 1978 . Reid, David G.; Gofas, S. (2010). Littorina arcana Hannaford-Ellis, 1978. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140259 on 6 June 2010 .

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Littorina arcana Hannaford-Ellis, 1978 . Reid, David G.; Gofas, S. (2010). Littorina arcana Hannaford-Ellis, 1978. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140259 on 6 June 2010 .

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