Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00046

Dotted Periwinkle

Littoraria pintado

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Dotted Periwinkle — Atlas scientific reconstruction based on the reviewed morphology reference; not a specimen photograph or population claim.
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Occurrence evidence

Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 visually confirms the species at one or more Kauai stations (Ka1-Ka4) in its present-study table.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Littoraria pintado
Common names
Dotted Periwinkle
Family
Littorinidae
Order
Littorinimorpha

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical: detected by the dated 2003-2004 authoritative survey, before the 2016-10-01 current-status cutoff.
Origin
Unknown
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence date
2026-10-01

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Dotted Periwinkle (Littoraria pintado) is included in the Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas. Kauaʻi status: Present. Origin: Unknown.

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