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littorinid|lɪˈtɒrɪnɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Littorinidæ, f. generic name Littorina (see prec.).]
A marine snail of the family Littorinidæ.
1948Austral. Jrnl. Sci. Res. B. I. 191 The Supralittoral is the region above high-water spring tide levels which has been invaded by only a few typically marine animals, chiefly gastropods. The species are Littorinids, and one might call this the Littorinid zone. 1952Jrnl. Ecol. XL. 87 We agree..in defining the upper limit of the littoral..as the region where littorinids become dominant. 1964V. J. Chapman Coastal Vegetation ii. 37 The littorinids do not penetrate them [sc. lichen zones] under normal conditions. 1974Nature 3 May 11/3 Littorinids are present on the rock shores of all continents. |
