Tectarius muricatus (beaded periwinkle) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (16190170192)
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Description: Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - abapertural view of a beaded periwinkle snail shell, 1.7 cm tall. Family Littorinidae - the periwinkles are algae/bacteria grazers in the high intertidal to supratidal zones. Date: 16 March 2011, 20:30. Source: Tectarius muricatus (beaded periwinkle) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1. Author: James St. John.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Caenogastropoda
- Littorinimorpha
- Littorinoidea (periwinkle)
- Littorinidae (periwinkles)
- Cenchritis
- Cenchritis muricatus
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