WoRMS name details
Litorina [sic]
437388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:437388)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Genus
- Subgenus Litorina (Melaraphe) Menke, 1828 accepted as Melarhaphe Menke, 1828 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Litorina (Melaraphe) vitensis Dunker, 1871 accepted as Echinolittorina feejeensis (Reeve, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litorina acuta Menke, 1843 accepted as Austrolittorina unifasciata (J. E. Gray, 1826)
- Species Litorina africana R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littorina africana R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Afrolittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Litorina ambigua R. A. Philippi, 1848 accepted as Littoraria intermedia (R. A. Philippi, 1846)
- Species Litorina angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Littorina angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Litorina antipodum R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Austrolittorina antipodum (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina antonii R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Tectarius antonii (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina apicina Menke, 1851 accepted as Echinolittorina apicina (Menke, 1851)
- Species Litorina arctica Møller, 1842 accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Litorina arenica Dunker, 1845 accepted as Tectarius striatus (P. P. King, 1832) (synonym)
- Species Litorina brevicula (R. A. Philippi, 1844) accepted as Littorina brevicula (R. A. Philippi, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina cecillei R. A. Philippi, 1851 accepted as Echinolittorina cecillei (R. A. Philippi, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina cingulifera Dunker, 1845 accepted as Littoraria cingulifera (Dunker, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Litorina columellaris A. Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Littorina columellaris A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Littoraria flava (P. P. King, 1832) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Litorina conica R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Littoraria conica (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Litorina conspersa R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina conspersa (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina decollata R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littorina decollata R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Afrolittorina africana (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Litorina diemensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littorina diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 accepted as Austrolittorina unifasciata (J. E. Gray, 1826) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
- Species Litorina dorbignyana R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Nodilittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litorina echinata Anton, 1838 accepted as Echinolittorina miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Species Litorina exigua Dunker, 1860 accepted as Echinolittorina radiata (Souleyet, 1852)
- Species Litorina flava P. P. King, 1832 accepted as Littorina flava P. P. King, 1832 accepted as Littoraria flava (P. P. King, 1832) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Litorina globosa Dunker, 1845 accepted as Tectarius striatus (P. P. King, 1832) (synonym)
- Species Litorina gouldiana Weinkauff, 1882 accepted as Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846
- Species Litorina granosa R. A. Philippi, 1845 accepted as Echinolittorina granosa (R. A. Philippi, 1845) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina groenlandica Menke, 1830 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Species Litorina gundlachi R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Echinolittorina mespillum (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litorina guttata R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
- Species Litorina incarnata R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Species Litorina ioides Menke, 1845 accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Litorina irrorata (Say, 1822) accepted as Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Litorina knysnaensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littorina knysnaensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Afrolittorina knysnaensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Litorina leucosticta R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina leucosticta (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina limata Lovén, 1846 accepted as Littorina fabalis (W. Turton, 1825)
- Species Litorina litorea [sic] accepted as Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling of accepted species name, Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758))
- Species Litorina macerwinii R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865
- Species Litorina malaccana R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina malaccana (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (superseded combination)
- Species Litorina mandshurica Schrenk, 1861 accepted as Littorina mandshurica (Schrenck, 1861)
- Species Litorina marmorata L. Pfeiffer, 1839 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Species Litorina mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Littoraria mauritiana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Litorina merwinii R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865
- Species Litorina millegrana R. A. Philippi, 1848 accepted as Echinolittorina millegrana (R. A. Philippi, 1848) (superseded combination)
- Species Litorina muricata [sic] accepted as Littorina muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Litorina natalensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littorina natalensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina natalensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Litorina nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791) sensu L. Pfeiffer, 1839 accepted as Tectarius antonii (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litorina nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Littorina nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Nodilittorina pyramidalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Litorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Litorina pagodus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Tectarius pagodus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina pallescens R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Littoraria pallescens (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Litorina palliata (Say, 1822) accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
- Species Litorina papillosa (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Tectarius tectumpersicum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Litorina parvula R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Echinolittorina apicina (Menke, 1851)
- Species Litorina paytensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina paytensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina pellita E. von Martens, 1885 accepted as Pellilitorina pellita (E. von Martens, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina peruviana (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Echinolittorina peruviana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Litorina pfeifferiana Weinkauff, 1882 accepted as Tectarius antonii (R. A. Philippi, 1846)
- Species Litorina phasianella R. A. Philippi, 1849 accepted as Eulithidium phasianella (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina philippii P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Echinolittorina apicina (Menke, 1851)
- Species Litorina philippina [sic] accepted as Littoraria philippiana (Reeve, 1857) (unaccepted > unjustified emendation, of Littorina philippiana Reeve, 1857)
- Species Litorina picta R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981) (junior homonym of Littorina obtusata var. picta Menke, 1845; synonym)
- Species Litorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978
- Species Litorina praetermissa May, 1909 accepted as Afrolittorina praetermissa (May, 1909)
- Species Litorina pulchella Dunker, 1845 accepted as Echinolittorina pulchella (Dunker, 1845) (original combination)
- Species Litorina pullata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Littoraria pintado pullata (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (basionym)
- Species Litorina pulliata [sic] accepted as Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym; misspelling of original species name, Turbo palliatus Say, 1822)
- Species Litorina puncticulata R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina conspersa (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Litorina pusilla R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina lineolata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid; not McCoy, 1844)
- Species Litorina reticulata Anton, 1838 accepted as Echinolittorina reticulata (Anton, 1838) (original combination)
- Species Litorina rudis (Maton, 1797) accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) (junior synonym)
- Species Litorina rugosa Menke, 1843 accepted as Echinolittorina australis (J. E. Gray, 1826)
- Species Litorina scabra Anton, 1838 accepted as Tectarius antonii (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (invalid: secondary junior homonym of Littorina scabra (Linnaeus, 1758); Litorina antonii is a replacement name)
- Species Litorina sinensis R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littoraria sinensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina sitchana [sic] accepted as Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Litorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846 accepted as Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846 (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Species Litorina spinulosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Tectarius spinulosus (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina strigata Lischke, 1871 accepted as Littoraria sinensis (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Litorina subgranosa (Dunker, 1866) accepted as Echinolittorina leucosticta (R. A. Philippi, 1847)
- Species Litorina subnodosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina subnodosa (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina sulcata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846
- Species Litorina sulcata Menke, 1830 accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
- Species Litorina syriaca R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina punctata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Litorina tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litorina terebrosa (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846 (erroneous spelling of the species epithet)
- Species Litorina tessellata R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Littoraria tessellata (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina tigrina A. Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Littorina tigrina A. d'Orbigny, 1841 accepted as Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Litorina tuberculata Menke, 1828 accepted as Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828)
- Species Litorina ventricosa R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Echinolittorina vidua (A. Gould, 1859)
- Species Litorina vitensis Dunker, 1871 accepted as Echinolittorina feejeensis (Reeve, 1857) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Litorina vitiensis E. von Martens & Langkavel, 1871 accepted as Echinolittorina feejeensis (Reeve, 1857) (emendation for L. feejeensis Reeve, 1857)
- Species Litorina vittata R. A. Philippi, 1848 accepted as Littorina fabalis (W. Turton, 1825)
- Species Litorina zebra (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Echinolittorina peruviana (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Litorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Litorina rubra Anton, 1838 (uncertain, status in recent literature not researched by editor)
- Species Litorina thiarella Anton, 1838 (uncertain, status in recent literature not researched by editor)
- Species Litorina vilis Menke, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Litorina [sic]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=437388 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13119590
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Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Ray Society.</em> 463p. [details]



