Littorinidae

plural noun

Lit·​to·​rin·​i·​dae

: a large nearly cosmopolitan family of snails (suborder Taenioglossa) that have broad conical shells with round aperture and horny operculum, that are chiefly littoral in salt water or brackish or fresh water and are remarkably resistant to desiccation, and that feed on algae

littorinidian

-rə̇ˈnidēən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Littorina, type genus + -idae

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