| Common Name | African periwinkle |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Branch, G.M., C.L. Griffiths, M.L. Branch and L. Beckley, 2005 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | non-fish animal |
| 1st Modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'periwinkle', an alteration of Old English 'pinewincle', from Latin 'pina', i.e. 'mussel' (from Greek) + Old English - 'wincle', i.e. 'corner; spiral shell'. |