Austrolittorina cincta

Austrolittorina cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles,[1] found in and endemic to New Zealand.[2] Commonly called the brown periwinkle, or ngaeti in the Māori language. Although present in all parts of the country, it is more common in the south. Size up to 15mm in length.[3]

Austrolittorina cincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Austrolittorina
Species:
A. cincta
Binomial name
Austrolittorina cincta
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Littorina cincta Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Littorina luctuosa Reeve, 1857
  • Melarhaphe zelandiae Finlay, 1927

References
  1. Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). WoRMS (2010). Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010 .
  2. Reid, D. G.; Williams, S. T. (2004). "The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: The genera Nodilittorina, Austrolittorina and Afrolittorina" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 56: 75. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1393.
  3. Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 ISBN 978-1877257-60-5


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