littorina

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littorina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Littorina \Lit"to*ri"na\, n. [NL. See Littoral.] (Zool.)
     A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral
     shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts.
     They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known
     example. See Periwinkle.
     [1913 Webster]

littorina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Littorina
      n 1: type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn:
           Littorina, genus Littorina]