Littorina littorea
E196211
Littorina littorea is a common marine snail species, often called the common periwinkle, found on rocky shores of the North Atlantic coasts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Littorina littorea canonical | 4 |
| Littorina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1756237 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Littorina littorea Context triple: [Littorina Sea, namedAfter, Littorina littorea]
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A.
Tonna
Tonna is a village and community in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales, known for its residential character and proximity to the town of Neath.
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B.
Anesidora
Anesidora is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the giver of gifts, especially the bounty of the earth.
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C.
Mytilinidiales
Mytilinidiales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with plant material and wood.
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D.
Nesiota elliptica
Nesiota elliptica, commonly known as the St. Helena olive, was a critically endangered flowering plant species endemic to the island of Saint Helena and is now considered extinct in the wild.
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E.
Ancylus fluviatilis
Ancylus fluviatilis is a small freshwater limpet-like snail (an aquatic gastropod mollusk) commonly found in European rivers and streams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Littorina littorea Target entity description: Littorina littorea is a common marine snail species, often called the common periwinkle, found on rocky shores of the North Atlantic coasts.
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A.
Tonna
Tonna is a village and community in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales, known for its residential character and proximity to the town of Neath.
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B.
Anesidora
Anesidora is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the giver of gifts, especially the bounty of the earth.
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C.
Mytilinidiales
Mytilinidiales is an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes, comprising ascomycetous species often associated with plant material and wood.
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D.
Nesiota elliptica
Nesiota elliptica, commonly known as the St. Helena olive, was a critically endangered flowering plant species endemic to the island of Saint Helena and is now considered extinct in the wild.
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E.
Ancylus fluviatilis
Ancylus fluviatilis is a small freshwater limpet-like snail (an aquatic gastropod mollusk) commonly found in European rivers and streams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine gastropod
ⓘ
sea snail ⓘ species ⓘ |
| adaptation |
tolerance to desiccation during low tide
ⓘ
tolerance to temperature fluctuations ⓘ |
| binomialName | Littorina littorea ⓘ |
| class | Gastropoda ⓘ |
| commonName |
common periwinkle
ⓘ
edible periwinkle ⓘ |
| culinaryUseRegion |
Atlantic Canada
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| development | planktonic larvae ⓘ |
| diet |
biofilm
ⓘ
diatoms ⓘ microalgae ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic coasts of Canada
ⓘ
Baltic Sea ⓘ English Channel ⓘ Irish Sea ⓘ North Sea ⓘ coasts of Scandinavia ⓘ coasts of the British Isles ⓘ northwestern Atlantic coasts of the United States ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
biofilm grazer
ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
harvested for human consumption
ⓘ
used as bait in fisheries ⓘ |
| family | Littorinidae ⓘ |
| feedingMode | radula grazing ⓘ |
| fertilization | internal fertilization ⓘ |
| genus | Littorina ⓘ |
| habitat |
intertidal zone
ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| hasOperculum | true ⓘ |
| impact | can affect algal communities through grazing ⓘ |
| introducedRange |
Atlantic coast of North America
ⓘ
western North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumShellHeight | about 30 mm ⓘ |
| mobility | slow-moving ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
coasts of Europe
ⓘ
eastern North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to:
North-East Atlantic Ocean
|
| order | Littorinimorpha ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Littorina
ⓘ
linked to:
Littorina littorea
|
| phylum | Mollusca ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| salinityTolerance | euryhaline ⓘ |
| shellColor |
blackish
ⓘ
dark brown ⓘ |
| shellShape | conical ⓘ |
| shellSurface | smooth ⓘ |
| substratePreference |
hard substrate
ⓘ
rocky substrate ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| trophicGuild | grazer ⓘ |
| usedAsFood | yes ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Littorina littorea Description of subject: Littorina littorea is a common marine snail species, often called the common periwinkle, found on rocky shores of the North Atlantic coasts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.