Tectarius pagodus

Tectarius pagodus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae. That family is commonly known as the winkles or periwinkles.^[1]

Tectarius pagodus
A shell of Tectarius pagodus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Genus:	Tectarius
Species:	T. pagodus
Binomial name
Tectarius pagodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
Trochus pagodus Linnaeus, 1758

Description

This species is the largest member of the genus Tectarius, and (like the rest of the family Littorinidae) is an herbivor.^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Indo-Pacific.^[3] It can be found in the upper part of the intertidal zone along rocky shores, and therefore does not often get submerged.^[2]