Austrolittorina

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

Austrolittorina
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

Species

Species within the genus Austrolittorina include:

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.
  • 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


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