Afrolittorina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
| Afrolittorina | |
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| Afrolittorina praetermissa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Littorinidae |
| Genus: | Afrolittorina Williams, Reid & Littlewood, 2003 |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Afrolittorina include:
- Afrolittorina acutispira (E.A. Smith, 1892)[2]
- Afrolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847)[3]
- Afrolittorina knysnaensis (Philippi, 1847)[4]
- Afrolittorina praetermissa (May, 1909)[5]
References
edit- ^ 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 .
- ^ Afrolittorina acutispira (E.A. Smith, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Afrolittorina africana (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Afrolittorina knysnaensis (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Afrolittorina praetermissa (May, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
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