Afrolittorina knysnaensis

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Afrolittorina knysnaensis
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A shell of Afrolittorina knisnaensis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Afrolittorina
Species:
A. knysnaensis
Binomial name
Afrolittorina knysnaensis
(Philippi, 1847)
Synonyms [1]
  • Afrolittorina africana tryphenaBartsch, 1915
  • Litorina africana tryphenaBartsch, 1915
  • Litorina knysnaensisKrauss in Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina africana picaTurton, 1932
  • Littorina indistinctaTurton, 1932
  • Littorina knysnaensis Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina kowiensisTurton, 1932
  • Littorina piceaReeve, 1857
  • Littorina rietensisTurton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina indistinctaTurton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina knysnaensis(Krauss in Philippi, 1847)
  • Nodilittorina kowiensisTurton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina piceaReeve, 1857
  • Nodilittorina rietensisTurton, 1932

Afrolittorina knysnaensis, common name the southern periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 15 mm. Its color varies from brown with a pattern of dots with a dark ring around its every whorl, to pure black. The smooth shell has a conical shape with a short spire. The aperture is subcircular and has a transparent, horny operculum.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Namibia to Southern KwaZuluNatal; in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

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References

  1. 1 2 Afrolittorina knysnaensis (Philippi, 1847) . Reid, David G. (2010). Afrolittorina knysnaensis (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=446837 on 6 June 2010 .
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