Peringia ulvae (Pennant, 1777)
(Laver Spire Shell)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell)
FamilyHYDROBIIDAE (spire snails or mudsnails)
SuperfamilyTRUNCATELLOIDEA (a superfamily of molluscs)
OrderLITTORINIMORPHA (an order of operculate snails and whelks)
SubclassCAENOGASTROPODA (a subclass of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell) :
1: Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
on bottom of tidal pool
Image 1: Snail on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Snail on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - magnified (2)Image 3: Snail on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - magnified (3)Image 4: Snail on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - magnified (4)Image 5: Snail on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - magnified (5)Image 6: Snail on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - magnified (6)Image 7: Snail on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - magnified (7)Image 8: Snails on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Snails on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 10: Snails on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 11: Snails on bottom of tidal pool - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 12: Snails on bottom of tidal pool - enlargedImage 13: Snails on bottom of tidal pool - enlarged (2)Image 14: Snails on bottom of tidal pool - enlarged (3)
2: Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell)
10 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Living animal - enlargedImage 2: Living animal - enlarged (2)Image 3: Living animal - enlarged (3)
3: Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell)
10 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Living animal - enlargedImage 2: Living animal - enlarged (2)Image 3: Living animal - enlarged (3)
4: Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell)
18 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Specimen with long shell
Image 1: Living animal - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Living animal - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Radulum - magnified
5: Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell)
26 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Active animal - dorsal view - enlarged
6: Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell)
19 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
in tidal pool above normal high tide level
Image 1: Animals in habitat

Peringia ulvae (Laver Spire Shell) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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