Tectarius striatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1] It is endemic to Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Savage Islands, Canary Islands and Cape Verde).[2]

Tectarius striatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Tectarius
Species:
T. striatus
Binomial name
Tectarius striatus
(King & Broderip, 1832)
Synonyms[1]

Littorina striata King & Broderip, 1832

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  1. ^ a b Tectarius striatus (King & Broderip, 1832). WoRMS (2010). Tectarius striatus (King & Broderip, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=449148 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. ^ Van den Broeck, H.; Breugelmans, K.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T. (2008). "Completely disjunct mitochondrial DNA haplotype distribution without a phylogeographic break in a planktonic developing gastropod". Marine Biology. 153 (3): 421–429. Bibcode:2008MarBi.153..421V. doi:10.1007/s00227-007-0820-z. S2CID 85016524. Retrieved 14 June 2021.