Common Periwinkle

Periwinkle

Littorina littorea

Size: to 1.2"

Habitat: intertidal, on any solid substrate

Notes: vegetarian - feeds on seaweeds

This is another good snail for a cold-water aquarium, as it will constantly clean all surfaces of algae, and also consume any other waste it finds. They are also edible.

Periwinkle

Shipwreck U-853
Type:
shipwreck, Type IXc/40 U-boat, Kriegsmarine, Germany
Built:
1943, Germany
Specs:
( 252 x 22 ft ) 1051 displacement tons, 48-56 crew
Sunk:
Saturday May 6, 1945
sunk by destroyer escort USS Atherton - no survivors
Depth:
110-130 ft

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