Austrolittorina

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Austrolittorina
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Austrolittorina unifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Austrolittorina

Rosewater, 1970
Synonyms

Littorina (Austrolittorina)Rosewater, 1970

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

Species

Species within the genus Austrolittorina include:

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References

  1. ↑ Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970 . Reid, David G. (2010). Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970. 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=446384 on 17 February 2011 .
  2. ↑ Austrolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Austrolittorina araucana (d'Orbigny, 1840) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 June 2010.


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