Littorina littorea was reported from 19 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 19 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: from west Greenland to Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea, down to Portugal. Said to occur in the Mediterranean during the Pleistocene with records up to the Persian Gulf. Distribution in Iceland possibly true due to its occurrence up to west Greenland. Temperate to polar.
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Table 1: Present in 19 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Belgium BEL native 114007
North America Canada CAN introduced 33024
Europe Denmark DNK native 3140
Europe France FRA native 114010
Europe Germany DEU native 2711
North America Greenland GRL native 114009
Asia Iran IRN native 107716
Europe Ireland IRL native 2779
Europe Netherlands NLD native 2823
Europe Norway NOR native 114008
Europe Portugal PRT native 114013
Asia Qatar QAT native 105288
Europe Russia RUS native 114012
Europe Spain ESP native 114009
Europe Svalbard SJM native 117943
Europe Sweden SWE native 94157
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 2844
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 85301
North America USA USA introduced 3359

Table 4: Reported from 19 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Belgium BEL native 114007
North America Canada CAN introduced 33024
Europe Denmark DNK native 3140
Europe France FRA native 114010
Europe Germany DEU native 2711
North America Greenland GRL native 114009
Asia Iran IRN native 107716
Europe Ireland IRL native 2779
Europe Netherlands NLD native 2823
Europe Norway NOR native 114008
Europe Portugal PRT native 114013
Asia Qatar QAT native 105288
Europe Russia RUS native 114012
Europe Spain ESP native 114009
Europe Svalbard SJM native 117943
Europe Sweden SWE native 94157
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 2844
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 85301
North America USA USA introduced 3359
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