The common periwinkle or winkle (Littorina littorea) is a small intertidal snail species. It has a mantle, gills and a shell with an operculum, and therefore is a marine gastropod classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Periwinkle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Littorinidae
- Genus
- Littorina
- Species
- Littorina littorea
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