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Afrolittorina africana

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Sea snail (periwinkle) from the east coast of Africa

Afrolittorina africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Afrolittorina
Species: A. africana
Binomial name
Afrolittorina africana
(Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Echinolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)
  • Litorina africana Philippi, 1847
  • Litorina decollata Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina africana (Philippi, 1847)
  • Littorina perplexa Turton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)

Afrolittorina africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Distribution

East coast of Africa south to and including KwaZulu-Natal.

References

  1. ^ Afrolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847). WoRMS (2010). Afrolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446836 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. Branch, G.M.; Branch, M.L.; Griffiths, C.L.; Beckley, L.E. (2010). Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa (2nd ed.). Cape Town: Struik Nature. ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0.
Taxon identifiers
Afrolittorina africana
Litorina africana


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