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SpeciesLittorinimorphaLittorinidae
Molluscs

🐚Common periwinkle

Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Den almindelige strandsnegl (Littorina littorea), også kaldet den store strandsnegl, er en op til 3,5 centimeter høj snegl, der er udbredt langs Vesteuropas kyster fra det nordlige Spanien til Hvidehavet. Den ses især i tidevandszonen, hvor den lever af at raspe alger af underlaget med sin veludviklede raspetunge. Som regel sidder den på sten og andet fast underlag, men træffes også på sandbund. Strandsneglen ånder udelukkende ved gæller. I Østersøens udviklingshistorie har perioden 5.500-2.000 f.Kr. fået navnet littorinahavet efter denne snegl.

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Also called
Edible periwinkle
Conservation status
Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Littorina littorea yet.

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Body mass
not recorded
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Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
5 years
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Maximum lifespan
5 yearsmaximum recorded
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Source: SeaLifeBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

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Große Strandschnecke (de), storstrandsnegl (nb), gewone alikruik (nl), Caramujo (pt), Littorina littorea (fr), Littorina littorea (es) … and 17 more languages
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