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Originally Posted by aeshna5  Moth looks like Dingy Footman + I think snail is a marine one ( not too surprising where you found it!  )- a Flat Periwinkle, Littorina littoralis which I used to love finding as a kid! |
Agree with Dingy Footman, and with
Littorina, but I think the spire is too prominent for
L. littoralis, which I think is now
obtusata. Perhaps the Rough Periwinkle
L. saxatalis, which can cope with a wide range of salinity. Mind you this is delving deep into the past when I did Marine Biology evening classes.
For all snails its worth picking them up and getting a photo of the mouth opening and the spire. Shape of the mouth opening, number of turns in the shell etc are useful ID features.
Shame more WABbers don't ask about them.
poschiavanus