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Littorinidae Children, 1834

119  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119)

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Lacunidae Gray, 1857 · unaccepted

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  1. Subfamily Lacuninae Gray, 1857
    1. Genus Bembicium R. A. Philippi, 1846
    2. Genus Cremnoconchus W. T. Blanford, 1869
    3. Genus Dissochilus Cossmann, 1888 †
    4. Genus Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    5. Genus Pellilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
    6. Genus Risellopsis Kesteven, 1902
    7. Genus Aquilonaria Dall, 1886 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    8. Genus Boetica Dall, 1918 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    9. Genus Cremnobates W. T. Blanford, 1863 accepted as Cremnoconchus W. T. Blanford, 1869 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cremnobates Swainson, 1855, and Cremnobates Gunther, 1861; Cremnoconchus is a replacement name)
    10. Genus Epheria Leach, 1847 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    11. Genus Haloconcha Dall, 1886 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    12. Genus Lacunaria Dall, 1885 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827 (non Conrad, 1866)
    13. Genus Lacunitunica A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    14. Genus Temanella Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    15. Genus Solutolacuna Habe, 1965 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  2. Subfamily Laevilitorininae D. Reid, 1989
    1. Genus Laevilacunaria A. W. B. Powell, 1951
    2. Genus Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
    3. Genus Corneolitorina A. W. B. Powell, 1951 accepted as Laevilitorina (Laevilitorina) Pfeffer, 1886 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
    4. Genus Macquariella H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Laevilitorina (Macquariella) H. J. Finlay, 1926 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
    5. Genus Rissolittorina Ponder, 1966 accepted as Laevilitorina (Rissolittorina) Ponder, 1966 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
  3. Subfamily Littorininae Children, 1834
    1. Genus Afrolittorina S. T. Williams, D. Reid & Littlewood, 2003
    2. Genus Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970
    3. Genus Cenchritis E. von Martens, 1900
    4. Genus Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
    5. Genus Eula Kadolsky, 1973 †
    6. Genus Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833
    7. Genus Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
    8. Genus Mainwaringia G. Nevill, 1885
    9. Genus Melarhaphe Menke, 1828
    10. Genus Nodilittorina E. von Martens, 1897
    11. Genus Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885
    12. Genus Prosthenodon Cossmann, 1888 †
    13. Genus Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
    14. Genus Algamorda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    15. Genus Algaroda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
    16. Genus Bacalia Gray, 1840 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (not available: nomen nudum)
    17. Genus Brevilittorina A. N. Golikov, Dolgolenko, Maximovich & Scarlato, 1990 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (Not available: nomen nudum)
    18. Genus Cidaris Röding, 1798 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cidaris Leske, 1778 [Echinodermata])
    19. Genus Cricostoma Mörch, 1857 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
    20. Genus Echinella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (Invalid: junior homonym of Echinella Bory de St Vincent, 1824; Echinellopsis is a replacement name)
    21. Genus Echinellopsis Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
    22. Genus Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 accepted as Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
    23. Genus Eulimene S. V. Wood, 1872 † accepted as Eula Kadolsky, 1973 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Eulimene Risso, 1826 [Branchiopoda]; Eula Kadolsky, 1973 is a replacement name)
    24. Genus Ezolittorina Habe, 1958 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
    25. Genus Fossarilittorina Rosewater, 1981 accepted as Echinolittorina (Fossarilittorina) Rosewater, 1981 represented as Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
    26. Genus Granulilittorina Habe & Kosuge, 1966 accepted as Echinolittorina (Granulilittorina) Habe & Kosuge, 1966 represented as Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
    27. Genus Litorina [sic] accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    28. Genus Littorelaea Leach, 1847 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
    29. Genus Littorina-capsula accepted as Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885 (Unavailable name: established for the egg capsules of various littorinids)
    30. Genus Littorinopsis Mörch, 1876 accepted as Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch, 1876 accepted as Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833
    31. Genus Littorivaga Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (a junior synonym)
    32. Genus Melaraphe Menke, 1828 accepted as Melarhaphe Menke, 1828 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
    33. Genus Neritrema Récluz, 1869 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    34. Genus Nina Gray, 1850 accepted as Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (Invalid: junior homonym of Nina Horsfield, 1829 [Lepidoptera]; Echininus is a replacement name)
    35. Genus Pagodus Gray, 1839 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
    36. Genus Risella Gray, 1842 accepted as Bembicium R. A. Philippi, 1846 (Declared nomen oblitum by Reid (1988))
    37. Genus Rufolacuna Ponder, 1976 accepted as Laevilitorina (Rufolacuna) Ponder, 1976 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
    38. Genus Tectaria accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (misspelling)
    39. Genus Tectarium P. Fischer, 1885 accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (unjustified emendation)
    40. Genus Tectininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (junior subjective synonym)
    41. Genus Turbinarius Duméril, 1805 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
  4. Genus Mirolacuna Wenz, 1939 †
  5. Genus Poroa Marwick, 1953 †
  6. Genus Procancellaria Wilckens, 1922 †
  7. Subfamily Cremnoconchinae Preston, 1915 accepted as Lacuninae Gray, 1857
  8. Subfamily Echinininae Rosewater, 1972 accepted as Littorininae Children, 1834
  9. Genus Streblorhamphus Tate & Cossmann, 1897 † accepted as Mirolacuna Wenz, 1939 † (invalid; not Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
  10. Genus Tamanella [sic] accepted as Temanella Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  11. Subfamily Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972 accepted as Littorininae Children, 1834
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorinidae Children, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119 on 2025-09-11
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context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details] 
 
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