Littoraria coccinea (Gmelin, 1791)
20.0mm

Littoraria coccinea is a small, common shell that lives in the high intertidal splash zone on rocks. Only the smaller shell in the photo below is L. coccinea; it happens to be attached to the shell of a larger Littoraria scabra.

16.2mm shell.

Created 12 August 2018
Updated 29 December 2023

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