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Australwinks

Austrolittorina unifasciata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small smooth-shelled periwinkles about 1 cm long clustered together in rocky hollows. The shells were mostly a pale grey with brown apices.

Habitat:

Tidal zone at Port Phillip bay. Spotted on rocks at the high tide mark.

Notes:

They feed primarily on lichens moistened by sea spray.

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Comments (3)

I like the name too....better than Australian Periwinkles !
Agree with Dan...lovely name. Very evocative.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2023

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