Biology:Afrolittorina

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Afrolittorina
Afrolittorina praetermissa 001.jpg
Afrolittorina praetermissa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Afrolittorina
Williams, Reid & Littlewood, 2003

Afrolittorina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Afrolittorina include:

  • Afrolittorina acutispira (E.A. Smith, 1892)[2]
  • Afrolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)[3]
  • Afrolittorina knysnaensis (Philippi, 1847)[4]
  • Afrolittorina praetermissa (May, 1909)[5]

References

  1. Afrolittorina Williams, Reid & Littlewood, 2003. Reid, David G. (2010). Afrolittorina Williams, Reid & Littlewood, 2003. 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=446385 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. Afrolittorina acutispira (E.A. Smith, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  3. Afrolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  4. Afrolittorina knysnaensis (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  5. Afrolittorina praetermissa (May, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q4690290 entry