07 Littorina arcana Z940. 9.9 mm high. N. Yorkshire, September 2014. Specimen Z.

07 Littorina arcana Z940.  9.9 mm high. N. Yorkshire, September 2014. Specimen Z.

Grey shell with partial white band from well defined site where previous workers found 100% of Rough periwinkles were Littorina arcana (Dytham, Grahame & Mill, 1990).
Though perhaps not statistically significant, among over 20 000 Rough periwinkles at seven sites, they found only ten grey ones with a white band which they identified as L. arcana; specimen Z had a partial white band on a grey shell.

Other identification criteria used for specimen Z

Ribbed orange ciliated field along edge of prostate. See L. arcana Z1002 06Littorina arcana Z1002. Dissected male from 9.9 mm high shell. N. Yorkshire, September 2014. Specimen Z. .

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