Afrolittorina africana

Afrolittorina africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Afrolittorina africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Afrolittorina
Species:
A. africana
Binomial name
Afrolittorina africana
(Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)
  • Litorina africana Philippi, 1847
  • Litorina decollata Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina africana (Philippi, 1847)
  • Littorina perplexa Turton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)

Distribution

East coast of Africa south to and including KwaZulu-Natal.[2]

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.


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