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 littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Periwinkle or Edible Winkle (Marine snail images)
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Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- on rock outcrop 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- on estuary shore 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- with orange-brown shell 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- with red shell 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- with red shell 2

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- with red shell 3

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- with red shell 4

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- egg from plankton sample 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- egg from plankton sample 2

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- egg from plankton sample 3

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 2

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 3

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 4

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 5

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 6

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 7

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregation of winkles 8

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregating on rocks during a Red Tide event 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- congregating on rocks during a Red Tide event 2

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- person collecting winkles 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- person collecting winkles 2

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- person collecting winkles 3

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- collecting sack in pool 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- collecting sack close-up 1

Common Periwinkle / Winkle
Littorina littorea
- collecting sacks in pool 1

A common mollusc on rocky shores across the south-west, can be found under stones, among weed and in rockpools.

Whilst this species is very common, it can be subject to over collection for food; this not only places the species at risk at certain locations but by taking away grazers, weed growth will greatly increase and habitats can change significantly. Care should also be taken when collecting any mollusc for food and it should be done well away from potential sources of pollution.

Images of species taken at Batten Beach, Plymouth, Devon, 13.01.06; at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 04.04.10; at Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.09.11; and at many other locations.

Scientific and European Names: Littorina littorea, Common periwinkle, Edible winkle, Gemeine strandschnecke, Gewone alikruik, Bigorneau, Bigaro, Littorina comune.

Littorina littorea Common Periwinkle or Edible Winkle 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.