Littorina obtusata
Yellow periwinkle
Stumpfe Strandschnecke
Stompe alikruik
Bigorneau jaune
Bígaro chato
Distribution
- The temperate Atlantic
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- The species lives on the mid-littoral coast
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species is generally observed in a sandy zone or in seagrass
- The species crawls on the seafloor
- The species can be found between 0 and 5 Meters.
- Very common species.
- Hides among algae.
General behaviour of the species
- Lives in large groups
- Hides among algae.
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 1 cm
- Maximum age known : 3 year(s)
- The animal is a grazer of algae.
- The animal can show variable colouring
- The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!