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Austrolittorina antipodum Banded Periwinkle, Blue Periwinkle

Austrolittorina antipodum is commonly referred to as Banded Periwinkle, Blue Periwinkle. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Austrolittorina antipodum, Auckland, New Zealand 2022


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
14853 
AphiaID:
446839 
Scientific:
Austrolittorina antipodum 
German:
Gebänderte Strandschnecke 
English:
Banded Periwinkle, Blue Periwinkle 
Category:
Snegler 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinidae (Family) > Austrolittorina (Genus) > antipodum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Philippi, ), 1847 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0" - 0.39" (0,8cm - 1,9cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-05-31 19:18:35 

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Austrolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847)

The banded periwinkle is a marine gastropod in the winkles and periwinkles family, Littorinidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Synonymised names:
Litorina antipodum Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted
Melarhaphe oliveri Finlay, 1930 · unaccepted
Nodilittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847) · unaccepted


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