Littorina compressa

Littorina compressa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.^[1]

Littorina compressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Littorina
Species:	L. compressa
Binomial name
Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865
Synonyms[1]
Litorina macerwinii Philipi, 1847 Litorina merwinii Philipi, 1846 Littorina nigrolineata Philippi, 1846 Littorina rudis var. compressa Jeffreys, 1865 Littorina rudis var. lutea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900 Littorina saxatilis nigrolineata var. matoni Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912 Littorina saxatilis rudis var. jugosoides James, 1968 Littorina saxatilis var. cinerea Fischer-Piette & Gaillard, 1971 Littorina saxatilis var. miniata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912 Turbo sulcatus Leach, 1852

Littorina compressa are native to Western Europe,^[2][3] and have also been found in the North Atlantic sea^[4] and in Russia.^[3]

Littorina compressa share are extremely similar in appearance to their sibling species^[5] Littorina saxatilis and Littorina arcana.^[6] The three species have been found to grow together.^[5][7][6]