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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Littorinoidea

Familia: Littorinidae
Subfamilia: Littorininae
Genus: Austrolittorina

Species: A. antipodum – A. araucana – A. cincta – A. fernandezensis – A. unifasciata
Name

Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970

Type species: Littorina unifasciata J.E. Gray, 1826, by original designation
References
Rosewater, J. 1970. The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part I. The subfamily Littorininae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2: 417–506.
Reid, D.G., & S.T. Williams. 2004. The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: the genera Nodilittorina, Austrolittorina and Afrolittorina. Records of the Australian Museum 56(1): 75–122.


Austrolittorina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Species

Species within the genus Austrolittorina include:

Austrolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847)[2]
Austrolittorina araucana (d'Orbigny, 1840)[3]
Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)[4]
Austrolittorina fernandezensis (Rosewater, 1970)
Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826)[5]

References

Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970. Reid, David G. (2010). Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970. 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=446384 on 17 February 2011 .
Austrolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
Austrolittorina araucana (d'Orbigny, 1840). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

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

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