Littorina compressa

Littorina compressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Littorinoidea
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Littorina
Species:	L. compressa
Binomial name
	Littorina compressa; Jeffreys, 1865
Synonyms[1]
	Litorina macerwinii Philipi, 1847; Litorina merwinii Philipi, 1846; Littorina nigrolineata Philippi, 1846; Littorina rudis var. compressa Jeffreys, 1865; Littorina rudis var. lutea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900; Littorina saxatilis nigrolineata var. matoni Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912; Littorina saxatilis rudis var. jugosoides James, 1968; Littorina saxatilis var. cinerea Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971; Littorina saxatilis var. miniata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912; Turbo sulcatus Leach, 1852

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

References

Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865. Gofas, S. (2009). Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140260 on 6 June 2010 .

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