Austrolittorina antipodum

Austrolittorina antipodum, known as the banded periwinkle,[2] is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod in the winkles and periwinkles family, Littorinidae. It is found in New Zealand.[3] It occurs in New Zealand.[4]

Blue banded periwinkle
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Littorininae
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A. antipodum
Binomial name
Austrolittorina antipodum
Philippi, 1847
Synonyms
  • Echinolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847)
  • Littorina antipodum Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina mauritiana Suter, 1913
  • Melarhaphe oliveri Finlay, 1930[1]
  • Littorina unifasciata antipodum Rosewater, 1970

References

  1. Finlay H. J. 1930. Additions to the Recent Molluscan Fauna of New Zealand. No. 3. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Volume 61, page 222-247.
  2. Wassilieff, Maggy (2009-03-02). "Coastal shoreline - The rocky coast – upper shore". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  3. 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. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1393.
  4. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

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