Afrolittorina africana
| Afrolittorina africana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| 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
- ^ a b 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.