How deep does the Small Periwinkle live?

The Small Periwinkle (Melarhaphe neritoides) is typically found at 0–200 m.

Small Periwinkle

Melarhaphe neritoides

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–200 m

Barely larger than a grain of rice, this periwinkle clings around the high tide mark and ranges down into the shallows as deep as 200 metres. It scrapes algae from the rock with a tough rasping radula, the same tongue that all its relatives use to graze.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Littorinidae › Melarhaphe

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 140266.

FAQ

How deep does the Small Periwinkle live?: The Small Periwinkle (Melarhaphe neritoides) is typically found at 0–200 m.