Littorina

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Littorina
       n : type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles [syn: {genus
           Littorina}]