Periwinkles

PERIWINKLES

Lovely necklace with 10 strands of tiny littorinideae (periwinkles) seashells with green preciosa seed-beads. The periwinkles are chocolate brown with a white base. The necklace has a rouleau button loop closure secure. This necklace looks really cool.

Length: 25 cm drop (adjustable)

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Littorinidae (Periwinkles) live in the intertidal zone of rocky shores, where they graze on algae. Some periwinkles also live on mangroves. These molluscs are edible and have been eaten in Europe for thousands of years. The name “periwinkle” may come from the term “pin winkle,” because people used pins to pull these molluscs from their shells before consuming them. (The suffix winkle comes from an Old English word “wincle,” meaning shell.)