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Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942
206874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206874)
alternative representation
Subgenus
Trochus cumingii R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Tectarius cumingii (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (type by typification of replaced name)
Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 · unaccepted
Nina Gray, 1850 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Nina...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Nina Horsfield, 1829 [Lepidoptera]; Echininus is a replacement name
- Species Tectarius (Echininus) viviparus Rosewater, 1982 accepted as Tectarius viviparus (Rosewater, 1982)
(of Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942) Clench, W. J. & Abbott, R. T. (1942). The genera <i>Tectarius</i> and <i>Echininus</i> in the western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia.</em> 1(4): 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41113887 [details]
Distribution Distribution: Indopacific, tropical seas (Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982).
Distribution Distribution: Indopacific, tropical seas (Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206874 on 2025-09-11
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(of Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942) Clench, W. J. & Abbott, R. T. (1942). The genera <i>Tectarius</i> and <i>Echininus</i> in the western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia.</em> 1(4): 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41113887 [details]
basis of record 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]
basis of record 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]
