''Austrolittorina'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide.
Names
In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from ...
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species
Species within the genus ''Austrolittorina'' include:
* ''
Austrolittorina antipodum''
(Philippi
Philippi (; , ''Phílippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides (, ''Krēnĩdes'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Phili ...
, 1847)
* ''
Austrolittorina araucana''
(d'Orbigny, 1840)
* ''
Austrolittorina cincta''
( Quoy & Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1833)
* ''
Austrolittorina fernandezensis''
(Rosewater, 1970)
* ''
Austrolittorina unifasciata''
(Gray, 1826)
References
* 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: 75-122
Littorinidae
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