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Periwinkles


Title Periwinkles
Caption Periwinkles found at an dig site, where they were being used for jewelry.
Source Dr. Charles Ewen
Type Photograph
Origin Digital camera
Occurrences

Periwinkles

Additional Notes

The OED defines "Periwinkle" as: "Any of numerous herbivorous gastropod molluscs of the family Littorinidae, which have a spiral shell and are abundant in the intertidal zone of rocky coasts."