Flat periwinkle  (Littorina obtusata)

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Glossary

Sublittoral: A marine zone between the littoral zone (the shallow zone where light reaches the bed, subject to submersion and exposure by tides) and depths of around 200m.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (September, 2003)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Fish, J.D. and Fish, S. (1989) A student's guide to the seashore. Unwin Hyman Ltd., London.
  3. Pizzolla, P.F. (2002) Littorina obtusata. Flat periwinkle. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme. [On-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (November, 2003)
    http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Littorinaobtusata.htm
  4. Gibson, R., Hextall, B. and Rogers, A. (2001) Photographic Guide to the Sea & Shore Life of Britain and North-west Europe. Oxford University Press, Oxford.