Biology:Austrolittorina cincta
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Austrolittorina |
| Species: | A. cincta
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| Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Austrolittorina cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles,[1] found in and endemic to New Zealand.[2] Commonly called the brown periwinkle, or ngaeti in the Māori language. Although present in all parts of the country, it is more common in the south. Size up to 15mm in length.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). WoRMS (2010). Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010 .
- ↑ Reid, D. G.; Williams, S. T. (2004). "The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: The genera Nodilittorina, Austrolittorina and Afrolittorina". Records of the Australian Museum 56: 75. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1393. https://www.australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17969/1393.pdf.
- ↑ Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 ISBN:978-1877257-60-5
Wikidata ☰ Q3172468 entry
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