New Zealand Blue-banded Periwinkle
Austrolittorina antipodum
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature12–21 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and April
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Austrolittorina antipodum, known as the banded periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod in the winkles and periwinkles family, Littorinidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–21 °C
Names and classification
- English
- New Zealand Blue-banded Periwinkle
Other scientific names: Litorina antipodum, Melarhaphe oliveri, Nodilittorina antipodum
Similar species
- Blue Periwinkle
Austrolittorina unifasciata
- Brown Periwinkle
Austrolittorina cincta
- Robust shell
Littoraria undulata
- Pyramid Noddiwink
Nodilittorina pyramidalis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 671 open-data records from 1932 to 2004.
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