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Definition of Genus littorina

1. Noun. Type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Littorina

Literary usage of Genus littorina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1850)
"... which has largely contributed to the increase of pseudo-species ; [ allude to that portion of the genus Littorina designated L. lit- torea and L. rudis. ..."

2. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1877)
"141, proposed to unite such shells with the genus Littorina, but in the following year, in his Synopsis of the British Museum, created a separate genus for ..."

3. Handbook of Zoology by Jan van der Hoeven (1856)
"... species which have no nacreous splendour internally, and which have constantly a horny operculum, are united under the following sub- genus. Littorina ..."

4. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1872)
"In the genus Littorina are the true Periwinkles, distinguished by their thick, generally top-shaped and pointed shells, of few whorls, ..."

5. Elements of Conchology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté (1846)
"What is the characteristic of the Hemi'cyclo'stoma ? 40. What are the character of the genus Monodon ? 39. What are the characters of the genus Littorina ? ..."

6. A Manual of Palaeontology for the Use of Students with a General by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1872)
"... however, is mainly characteristic of the Tertiär}' periods. In the genus Littorina are the true Periwinkles, dis' by their thick, ..."

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