Austrolittorina cincta
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon = Austrolittorina cincta
| authority = (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
| synonyms =
- Echinolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Littorina cincta Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
- Littorina luctuosa Reeve, 1857
- Melarhaphe zelandiae Finlay, 1927
}}
Austrolittorina cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles,{{WRMS species|446841|Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)|||WoRMS (2010). Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010}} found in and endemic to New Zealand.{{Cite journal|last1=Reid|first1=D. G.|last2=Williams|first2=S. T.|doi=10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1393|title=The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: The genera Nodilittorina, Austrolittorina and Afrolittorina|journal=Records of the Australian Museum|volume=56|pages=75|year=2004|url=https://www.australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17969/1393.pdf}} Commonly called the brown periwinkle, or ngaeti in the Māori language. Although present in all parts of the country, it is more common in the south. Size up to 15mm in length.Cook, Steve De C., New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1, Canterbury University Press, NZ 2010 {{ISBN|978-1877257-60-5}}