Afrolittorina knysnaensis

Afrolittorina knysnaensis
A shell of Afrolittorina knisnaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 tryphena Bartsch, 1915
  • Litorina africana tryphena Bartsch, 1915
  • Litorina knysnaensis Krauss in Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina africana pica Turton, 1932
  • Littorina indistincta Turton, 1932
  • Littorina knysnaensis Philippi, 1847
  • Littorina kowiensis Turton, 1932
  • Littorina picea Reeve, 1857
  • Littorina rietensis Turton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina indistincta Turton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina knysnaensis (Krauss in Philippi, 1847)
  • Nodilittorina kowiensis Turton, 1932
  • Nodilittorina picea Reeve, 1857
  • Nodilittorina rietensis Turton, 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]

  1. ^ a b 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 .