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Litiopidae Gray, 1847
Styliferinidae Bandel, 1992 · unaccepted (not available: no description)
- Genus Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Species Alaba bowenensis (Laseron, 1956)
- Species Alaba cornea (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Alaba culliereti (Dautzenberg, 1890)
- Species Alaba diffilata (Laseron, 1956)
- Species Alaba difformis (Laseron, 1956)
- Species Alaba felina A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba fragilis (Thiele, 1930)
- Species Alaba guayaquilensis Bartsch, 1928
- Species Alaba hartmeyeri (Thiele, 1930)
- Species Alaba hungerfordi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
- Species Alaba imbricata A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba incerta (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Species Alaba inflata A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba interruptelineata Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932
- Species Alaba jeanettae Bartsch, 1910
- Species Alaba leucosticta (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Alaba lixa (Iredale, 1936)
- Species Alaba lucida A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba monile A. Adams, 1862
- Subspecies Alaba monile isidis (Thiele, 1930) accepted as Alaba monile A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba picta (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Alaba pinnae (Krauss, 1848)
- Species Alaba polyaulax (Tomlin, 1923)
- Species Alaba pulchra A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba punctostriata A. Gould, 1861
- Species Alaba semipellucida (Preston, 1905)
- Species Alaba subangulata A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba supralirata P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Alaba tarchanensis (Zhizhchenko, 1936) †
- Species Alaba vibex A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba zadela Melvill & Standen, 1896
- Species Alaba zebrina A. Adams, 1862
- Subgenus Alaba (Diala) A. Adams, 1861 accepted as Diala A. Adams, 1861
- Species Alaba (Diala) albugo R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Diala albugo (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alaba (Diala) lauta A. Adams, 1862 accepted as Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1853)
- Species Alaba (Diala) leithii E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Mainwaringia leithii (E. A. Smith, 1876) (basionym)
- Species Alaba (Diala) rufilabris A. Adams, 1862 accepted as Tatea rufilabris (A. Adams, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alaba (Diala) sulcifera A. Adams, 1862 accepted as Diala sulcifera (A. Adams, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alaba (Diala) suturalis (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Diala suturalis (A. Adams, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Subgenus Alaba (Gibborissoa) Cossmann, 1921 accepted as Alaba (Gibborissoia) Sacco, 1895 (unjustified emendation of Gibborissoia)
- Subgenus Alaba (Gibborissoia) Sacco, 1895 accepted as Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895 (original rank)
- Subgenus Alaba (Stiliferina) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Styliferina A. Adams, 1860 (misspelling)
- Species Alaba (Stiliferina) fulva R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Finella rufocincta (A. Adams, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba (Stiliferina) striata R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Finella pupoides A. Adams, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba (Stiliferina) sulcata R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Doxander campbellii (J. E. Gray, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba adamsi Dall, 1889 accepted as Finella adamsi (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alaba albugo R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Diala albugo (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alaba catalinensis Bartsch, 1920 accepted as Pseudosabinella bakeri (Bartsch, 1917) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba cerithidioides Dall, 1889 accepted as Finella dubia (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba coma Cotton, 1953 accepted as Alaba pulchra A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba conoidea Dall, 1889 accepted as Caelatura rustica (R. B. Watson, 1886)
- Species Alaba costellata (Grateloup, 1828) † accepted as Gibborissoia varicosa (Basterot, 1825) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Alaba costellata anomala (Eichwald, 1850) † accepted as Rissoa anomala Eichwald, 1830 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Alaba costellata var. costata Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919 † accepted as Gibborissoia varicosa (Basterot, 1825) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Alaba costellata var. ventripotens Cossmann & Peyrot, 1919 † accepted as Gibborissoia varicosa (Basterot, 1825) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba fulva R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Finella rufocincta (A. Adams, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba goniochila (A. Adams, 1860) accepted as Styliferina goniochila A. Adams, 1860
- Species Alaba incolorata Thiele, 1912 accepted as Hemiaclis incolorata (Thiele, 1912) (original combination)
- Species Alaba interrupelineata [sic] accepted as Alaba interruptelineata Pilsbry & H. N. Lowe, 1932 (misspelling)
- Species Alaba leithii E. A. Smith, 1876 accepted as Mainwaringia leithii (E. A. Smith, 1876) (original combination)
- Species Alaba magna (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910) accepted as Cingulina magna Gatliff & Gabriel, 1910
- Species Alaba martensi Issel, 1869 accepted as Diala sulcifera martensi (Issel, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alaba mirabilis (Hornung & Mermod, 1926) accepted as Gibborissoia virgata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Alaba mutans P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Lapsigyrus mutans (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
- Species Alaba oldroydi Dall, 1905 accepted as Lirobarleeia kelseyi (Dall & Bartsch, 1902) (junior synonym)
- Species Alaba opiniosa (Iredale, 1936) accepted as Diffalaba opiniosa Iredale, 1936
- Species Alaba pagodula A. Adams, 1862 accepted as Alaba monile A. Adams, 1862
- Species Alaba phasianella Angas, 1867 accepted as Alaba monile A. Adams, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba semistriata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) accepted as Diala semistriata (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Alaba serrana A. G. Smith & M. Gordon, 1948 accepted as Pseudosabinella bakeri (Bartsch, 1917) (junior synonym)
- Species Alaba striata R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Finella pupoides A. Adams, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba sulcata R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Doxander campbellii (J. E. Gray, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Alaba terebralis P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Microeulima terebralis (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) (original combination)
- Species Alaba translucida (Hedley, 1905) accepted as Styliferina translucida (Hedley, 1905)
- Species Alaba violacea P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Microeulima terebralis (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
- Species Alaba vladivostokensis Bartsch, 1929 accepted as Diffalaba picta (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Alaba blanfordi A. Adams, 1862 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Alaba copiosa (Preston, 1915) (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
- Species Alaba elata O. Boettger, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Alaba paucivaricosa O. Boettger, 1902 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Alaba senegalensis Maltzan, 1885 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Alaba turrita Guppy, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Alaba warnefordiana Preston, 1908 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Dalliella Cossmann, 1895 †
- Species Dalliella brusinai Cossmann, 1895 †
- Species Dalliella elisae Pacaud, 2019 †
- Species Dalliella neozelanica Laws, 1944 †
- Species Dalliella prisca (Oppenheim, 1906) †
- Species Dalliella turriculata Cossmann, 1896 † accepted as Litiopa turriculata (Cossmann, 1896) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Genus Diffalaba Iredale, 1936
- Species Diffalaba opiniosa Iredale, 1936
- Species Diffalaba hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) accepted as Alaba hungerfordi G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
- Species Diffalaba picta (A. Adams, 1861) accepted as Alaba picta (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Diffalaba vitrea (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915) accepted as Alaba picta (A. Adams, 1861)
- Species Diffalaba vladivostokensis (Bartsch, 1929) accepted as Diffalaba picta (A. Adams, 1861)
- Genus Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895
- Species Gibborissoia angulosa Landau, Harzhauser, İslamoğlu & C. M. Silva, 2013 †
- Species Gibborissoia denudata (Hilber, 1879) †
- Species Gibborissoia inexpectata Harzhauser, 2014 †
- Species Gibborissoia morgani (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1918) †
- Species Gibborissoia varicosa (Basterot, 1825) †
- Species Gibborissoia virgata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Gibborissoia costellata (Grateloup, 1828) † accepted as Gibborissoia varicosa (Basterot, 1825) †
- Species Gibborissoia mirabilis Hornung & Mermod, 1926 accepted as Gibborissoia virgata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Gibborissoia prevostina (Basterot, 1825) † accepted as Littorinopsis prevostina (Basterot, 1825) †
- Genus Ipunina S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2008 †
- Genus Litiopa Rang, 1829
- Species Litiopa acuminata (Baudon, 1853) †
- Species Litiopa alnensis Cossmann, 1907 †
- Species Litiopa insolita (Deshayes, 1865) †
- Species Litiopa limnophysa Melvill & Standen, 1896
- Species Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829
- Species Litiopa nipponica Kuroda & Kawamoto, 1956
- Species Litiopa punctulifera Tate, 1894 †
- Species Litiopa texana Garvie, 1996 †
- Species Litiopa tumescens (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Litiopa turriculata (Cossmann, 1896) †
- Subgenus Litiopa (Alaba) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litiopa (Alaba) copiosa Preston, 1915 accepted as Alaba copiosa (Preston, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litiopa (Alaba) kempi Preston, 1914 (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
- Species Litiopa bombix Kiener, 1833 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Litiopa bucciniformis Hornung & Mermod, 1926 accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) (possible senior synonym)
- Species Litiopa carinata L. Pfeiffer, 1840 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (junior synonym)
- Species Litiopa decussata A. Gould, 1848 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litiopa divisa P. P. Carpenter, 1856 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litiopa effusa C. B. Adams, 1850 accepted as Monoplex martinianus (A. d'Orbigny, 1853)
- Species Litiopa grateloupeana Drouët, 1858 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Litiopa klipsteini Cossmann, 1882 † accepted as Entomope klipsteini (Cossmann, 1882) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litiopa maculata Rang, 1829 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (synonym)
- Species Litiopa nitidula L. Pfeiffer, 1840 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litiopa obesa C. B. Adams, 1850 accepted as Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798) (synonym)
- Species Litiopa savignyi Issel, 1869 accepted as Styliferina savignyi (Issel, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litiopa saxicola C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Elachisina saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852) (original combination)
- Species Litiopa simplex Yokoyama, 1927 † accepted as Diffalaba vitrea (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915)
- Species Litiopa striata L. Pfeiffer, 1840 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litiopa ventrosa L. Pfeiffer, 1840 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Litiopa ventrosa A. Adams, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, non L. Pfeiffer, 1840)
- Variety Litiopa ventrosa var. minor Melvill & Standen, 1901 accepted as Litiopa ventrosa A. Adams, 1861
- Genus Litiopella Bandel & Kiel, 2000 †
- Genus Obstopalia Iredale, 1936
- Species Obstopalia pseudosulcata Kilburn, 1985
- Species Obstopalia varicosa Kilburn, 1985
- Species Obstopalia enamelis (T. Nakayama, 1995) accepted as Cylindriscala enamelis (T. Nakayama, 1995)
- Species Obstopalia lixa Iredale, 1936 accepted as Alaba lixa (Iredale, 1936) (original combination)
- Species Obstopalia nitida (Kuroda & Ko. Itô, 1961) accepted as Cylindriscala nitida (Kuroda & Ko. Itô, 1961)
- Genus Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
- Species Styliferina disjuncta Lozouet, Lesport & Renard, 2001 †
- Species Styliferina goniochila A. Adams, 1860
- Species Styliferina lepida A. Adams, 1862
- Species Styliferina michaelseni (Thiele, 1930)
- Species Styliferina orthochila A. Adams, 1860
- Species Styliferina pusilla (Thiele, 1930)
- Species Styliferina tenuis (E. A. Smith, 1875)
- Species Styliferina tomlini (Viader, 1938)
- Species Styliferina translucida (Hedley, 1905)
- Species Styliferina turrita P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Alabina turrita (P. P. Carpenter, 1866)
- Species Styliferina callosa A. Adams, 1870 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Styliferina savignyi (Issel, 1869) (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Abaconia Clench, 1938 accepted as Litiopa Rang, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Abaconia naufraga (Clench, 1938) accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Australaba Laseron, 1956 accepted as Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Species Australaba bowenensis Laseron, 1956 accepted as Alaba bowenensis (Laseron, 1956) (original combination)
- Species Australaba difformis Laseron, 1956 accepted as Alaba difformis (Laseron, 1956) (original combination)
- Genus Bombyxinus Bélanger, 1833 accepted as Litiopa Rang, 1829
- Species Bombyxinus uva Bélanger, 1833 accepted as Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 (synonym)
- Genus Buccinopsis Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Litiopa Rang, 1829 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: not Conrad, 1857)
- Genus Dialessa Iredale, 1955 accepted as Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
- Genus Gibborissoa Cossmann, 1921 accepted as Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895 (unjustified emendation of Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895)
- Species Gibborissoa mirabilis Hornung & Mermod, 1926 accepted as Gibborissoia virgata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
- Species Gibborissoa varicosa (Basterot, 1825) † accepted as Gibborissoia varicosa (Basterot, 1825) †
- Genus Macertexta Laseron, 1955 accepted as Styliferina A. Adams, 1860 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Macertexta ovitesta Laseron, 1955 accepted as Styliferina translucida (Hedley, 1905) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pseudobittium Dautzenberg, 1890 accepted as Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Species Pseudobittium culliereti Dautzenberg, 1890 accepted as Alaba culliereti (Dautzenberg, 1890) (original combination)
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original description
(of Styliferinidae Bandel, 1992) Bandel, K. (1992). Über Caenogastropoda der Cassianer Schichten (Obertrias) der Dolomiten (Italien) und ihre taxonomische Bewertung. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institut der Universität Hamburg.</em> 73: 37−97, pls. 1−12.
page(s): 68 [details]
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
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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
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additional source Luque, A. A.; Templado, J.; Burnay, L. P. H.;. (1988). On the systematic position of the genera <i>Litiopa</i> Rang, 1829 and <i>Alaba</i> H. & A. Adams, 1853. <em>Malacological Review suppl.</em> 4: 180-193. [details]
status source Houbrick, R. S. (1987). Anatomy of <i>Alaba</i> and <i>Litiopa</i> (Prosobranchia: Litiopidae): systematic implications. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(1): 9–18, figs. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097517 [details]
page(s): 68 [details]
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

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

additional source Luque, A. A.; Templado, J.; Burnay, L. P. H.;. (1988). On the systematic position of the genera <i>Litiopa</i> Rang, 1829 and <i>Alaba</i> H. & A. Adams, 1853. <em>Malacological Review suppl.</em> 4: 180-193. [details]
status source Houbrick, R. S. (1987). Anatomy of <i>Alaba</i> and <i>Litiopa</i> (Prosobranchia: Litiopidae): systematic implications. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(1): 9–18, figs. 1-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097517 [details]



