Species Detail - Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis/arcana) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Littorina saxatilis/arcana
Rough Periwinkle
NHMSYS0021241171
RecommendedWell-formed
Littorina neglecta (Bean in Thorpe, 1844), Littorina neglecta Bean, 1844, Littorina nigrolineata Gray, 1839, Littorina nigrolineata (J E Gray, 1839), Littorina saxatilis sensu lato (Olivi, 1792), Littorina saxatilis subsp. rudis (Maton, 1797), Littorina saxatilis subsp. tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803), Littorina saxatilis tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803), Littorina saxatilis var. groenlandica (Menke, 1830), Littorina saxatilis var. rudis (Maton, 1797), Littorina saxoides Nardo, 1847
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mollusc
Species aggregate
482
103
49
08/08/1982
16/12/2024
1 January (recorded in 1985)
16 December (recorded in 2024)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis/arcana), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/304870>