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Littorinidae

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Littorinidae [‚lid·ə′rin·ə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
The periwinkles, a family of marine gastropod mollusks in the order Pectinibranchia distinguished by their spiral, globular shells.
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The families usually used in fish tanks are Mesogastopoda, Littorinidae and Haliotidae from the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans.
Keeping Invertebrates in Your Saltwater Fish Tank Aquarium by Janet Ashby / Pets and Animals community
Evaporative water loss, behavior during emergence, and upper thermal tolerance limits in seven species of eulittoral-fringe Littorinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Jamaica.
Locomotory behavior and habitat selection in littoral gastropods on ... by Hicks, David W. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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