Afrolittorina

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Afrolittorina
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Afrolittorina praetermissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
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:

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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.


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