APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Flat or Yellow Periwinkle (Marine snail images)
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Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- live snail ventral view 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- live snail lateral view 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- dorsal view on fucoid algae 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- ventral view on fucoid algae 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- in-situ on fucoid algae 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- lateral view dark specimen 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- ventral view dark specimen 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- lateral view dark specimen on fucoid algae 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- ventral view dark specimen on fucoid algae 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- habitat 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- habitat / location 1

Specimens above were collected and photographed at Lariggan Rocks, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall, 15.09.20.

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- shell mouth 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- shell 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- live animal 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- live animal / banded 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- live animal / banded 2

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- collection of shells 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- collection of shells 2

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- eggs 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- eggs 2

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- eggs close-up 1

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- eggs close-up 2

Flat Periwinkle
Littorina obtusata
- eggs close-up 3

The Flat Periwrinkle is a very common find on most beaches, rocky shores and estuaries across the region. It is also very variable in colour, and yellow, orange, brown, green and black forms are commonly found. Be on the look out for the more unusual banded colour forms of this species on all coasts and tide levels.

Photographed at Spit Point, St. Austell, Cornwall; and Batten Beach, Plymouth, Devon.

Scientific and European Names:
Littorina obtusata, Flat periwinkle, Yellow periwinkle, Buttstrandsnegl, Stompe alikruik, Bigorneau jeune, Bigorneau obtus, Littorine jaune, Littorine tronquee, Stumpfe strandschnecke, Stumpfkegelige uferschnecke, Buttstrandsnigel, Trubbig strandsnacka.

Littorina obtusata Flat or Yellow Periwinkle marine snail images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.