Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Littorinimorpha
Family Littorinidae
Genus Echinolittorina
Species placida
ID'd by location and the banding pattern on the shell
Fun Fact: Littorinid snails cannot move or feed through soft substrates like mud or sand.
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Unique Morphology: Cone-spiral shell with vertical bands
Fun Fact: The rising abundance of this snail species is expected to be associated with an increase in hard structures on coastlines (sea walls, piers)