WoRMS taxon details
Littorininae Children, 1834
Echinininae Rosewater, 1972 · unaccepted
Melarhaphidae Starobogatov & Sitnikova, 1983 · unaccepted
Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972 · unaccepted
- Genus Afrolittorina S. T. Williams, D. Reid & Littlewood, 2003
- Genus Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970
- Genus Cenchritis E. von Martens, 1900
- Genus Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
- Genus Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833
- Genus Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Mainwaringia G. Nevill, 1885
- Genus Melarhaphe Menke, 1828
- Genus Nodilittorina E. von Martens, 1897
- Genus Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885
- Genus Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
- Genus Algamorda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Algaroda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Amerolittorina D. Reid, 2009 accepted as Echinolittorina (Amerolittorina) D. Reid, 2009 represented as Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
- Genus Bacalia Gray, 1840 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (not available: nomen nudum)
- Genus Brevilittorina A. N. Golikov, Dolgolenko, Maximovich & Scarlato, 1990 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (Not available: nomen nudum)
- Genus Cidaris Röding, 1798 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cidaris Leske, 1778 [Echinodermata])
- Genus Cricostoma Mörch, 1857 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- 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)
- Genus Echinellopsis Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
- Genus Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 accepted as Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
- Genus Ezolittorina Habe, 1958 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Fossarilittorina Rosewater, 1981 accepted as Echinolittorina (Fossarilittorina) Rosewater, 1981 represented as Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
- Genus Granulilittorina Habe & Kosuge, 1966 accepted as Echinolittorina (Granulilittorina) Habe & Kosuge, 1966 represented as Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
- Genus Litorina [sic] accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Littorelaea Leach, 1847 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Littorina-capsula accepted as Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885 (Unavailable name: established for the egg capsules of various littorinids)
- Genus Littorinopsis Mörch, 1876 accepted as Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch, 1876 accepted as Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833
- Genus Littorivaga Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (a junior synonym)
- Genus Melaraphe Menke, 1828 accepted as Melarhaphe Menke, 1828 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Neritrema Récluz, 1869 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- 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)
- Genus Pagodus Gray, 1839 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
- Genus Risella Gray, 1842 accepted as Bembicium R. A. Philippi, 1846 (Declared nomen oblitum by Reid (1988))
- Genus Rufolacuna Ponder, 1976 accepted as Laevilitorina (Rufolacuna) Ponder, 1976 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- Genus Tectaria accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (misspelling)
- Genus Tectarium P. Fischer, 1885 accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (unjustified emendation)
- Genus Tectininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Turbinarius Duméril, 1805 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
marine, brackish
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorininae Children, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153707 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinininae Rosewater, 1972) Rosewater, J. (1972). The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part II. The subfamilies Tectarinae and Echininae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2(12): 507-533, pls 388-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312878 [details]
original description (of Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972) Rosewater, J. (1972). The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part II. The subfamilies Tectarinae and Echininae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2(12): 507-533, pls 388-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312878 [details]
original description (of Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972) Rosewater, J. (1972). The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part II. The subfamilies Tectarinae and Echininae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2(12): 507-533, pls 388-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312878 [details]