Afrolittorina africana
Afrolittorina africana | |
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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] | |
Afrolittorina africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Distribution
East coast of Africa south to and including KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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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