Echinolittorina hawaiiensis
Echinolittorina hawaiiensis or Hawaiian Periwinkle is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae.[1] It is endemic to Hawaii and is mostly found in clusters on rocky shores in the high intertidal.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Echinolittorina |
| Species: | E. hawaiiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Littorina picta Philippi, 1846 | |
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Echinolittorina hawaiiensis is endemic to Hawaii.[2] It is abundant in clusters on rocky shores just above the waterline.
Anatomy and morphology
[edit]The shell of Echinolittorina hawaiiensis can be up to 1cm in size, and is round and cone shaped.[2][3] The shell of Echinolittorina hawaiiensis has a sometimes sculptured shell due to environmental polymorphism. sculpture.[4] The shell also traps water, which allows the snail to hibernate for long periods. They develop into planktonic trochophore larvae.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981). Reid, David G. (2009). Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437367 on 6 June 2010 .
- ^ a b c d "Hawaiian Periwinkle, Echinolittorina hawaiiensis". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Echinolittorina hawaiiensis". OPIHI. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ Tice, K. A.; Carlon, D. B. (August 2011). "Can AFLP genome scans detect small islands of differentiation? The case of shell sculpture variation in the periwinkle Echinolittorina hawaiiensis". Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24 (8): 1814–1825. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02314.x. ISSN 1420-9101. PMID 21605221.
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