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Afrolittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
446836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446836)
accepted
Species
Litorina africana R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Litorina decollata R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Littorina (Austrolittorina) africana R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Littorina africana R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Littorina decollata R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Littorina perplexa W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Nodilittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Litorina africana R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 2, 199, Litorina pl. 4, fig. 10.; note: name attributed by Philippi to Krauss MS. [details]
page(s): Vol. 2, 199, Litorina pl. 4, fig. 10.; note: name attributed by Philippi to Krauss MS. [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Afrolittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446836 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Litorina africana R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 2, 199, Litorina pl. 4, fig. 10.; note: name attributed by Philippi to Krauss MS. [details]
original description (of Litorina decollata R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 2, 196, Litorina pl. 4, fig. 3.; note: Name attributed to Krauss. [details]
original description (of Littorina perplexa W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 133, pl. 28, sp. 960. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Reid, D. G.; Williams, S. T. (2004). The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda, Littorinidae) in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: the genera <i>Nodilittorina</i>, <i>Austrolittorina</i> and <i>Afrolittorina</i>. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56: 75-122. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): Vol. 2, 199, Litorina pl. 4, fig. 10.; note: name attributed by Philippi to Krauss MS. [details]
original description (of Litorina decollata R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 2, 196, Litorina pl. 4, fig. 3.; note: Name attributed to Krauss. [details]
original description (of Littorina perplexa W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 133, pl. 28, sp. 960. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Reid, D. G.; Williams, S. T. (2004). The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda, Littorinidae) in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: the genera <i>Nodilittorina</i>, <i>Austrolittorina</i> and <i>Afrolittorina</i>. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56: 75-122. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | African perwinkle [from synonym] | [details] |
To Malacopics (Afrolittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, Umdloti Beach, on rocks in splash-zone, collected 1975, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Afrolittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847) SYNTYPE South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Natal)
To Malacopics (Afrolittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847) SYNTYPE South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Natal)
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