Littorina krysnaensis

Southern Periwinkle

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Littorinidae

Collected by: Thaanum
Collector number: 6279
Locality: Africa; South Africa; Cape Colony; Port Elizabeth.
Region: Africa
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Afrolittorina knysnaensis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 233 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Jess Comley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Western Cape, ZA

(c) Yui Hong Chiu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

South Atlantic Ocean, 西開普省, ZA

(c) Gomen See, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Mustapha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25

Cacadu, ZA-EC, ZA

(c) simni0507, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13

South Africa

(c) Jessica Utrup, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Littorina krysnaensis. BPBM 228629. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37457568. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/228629.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37457568 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026