| Littorinidae | |
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| Two shells of the common periwinke Littorina littorea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
| Family: | Littorinidae Children, 1834[1] |
| Subfamilies | |
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| Diversity[2] | |
| Two freshwater species and numerous marine species. | |
The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide.[3]
- ^ Children J. G. (1834). Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. ed. 28: 110.
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Strong 2008was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tunnell, John W.; Andrews, Jean; Barrera, Noe C.; Moretzsohn, Fabio (15 July 2010). Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution, and History. Texas A&M University Press. p. 398. ISBN 978-1-60344-141-4.