Littorinidae and Planaxidae

The families Littornindae and Planaxidae are considered here.

LITTORINIDAE

Members of the Littorinidae found at Kwajalein live mostly in the splash zone, high on rocky beaches.


Littoraria coccinea


Littoraria scabra

Littoraria undulata

PLANAXIDAE

Members of the Planaxidae are intertidal to splash zone.


Hinea inepta


Planaxis sulcatus

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