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What are periwinkles eaten by?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

They are mostly eaten by Diamondback Terrapins in the marsh ecosystem. If there is an overpopulation of the species, the beautiful arsh meadows would become mud flats! ~the answerer

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