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Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846

AphiaID

445754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:445754)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Littorina (Littorivaga) Dall, 1918

Parent

Littorina A. Férussac, 1822

Original name

Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846

Synonymised names

Litorina gouldiana Weinkauff, 1882 · unaccepted

Litorina sitchana [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Litorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)

Litorina sitkana var. atkana Dall, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Litorina sulcata P. P. Carpenter, 1864 · unaccepted

Litorina tenebrosa f. depressior Schrenk, 1867 · unaccepted

Litorina tenebrosa var. albida Schrenk, 1867 · unaccepted

Litorina tenebrosa var. fasciata Schrenk, 1867 · unaccepted

Litorina tenebrosa var. fusca Schrenk, 1867 · unaccepted

Litorina tenebrosa var. laevigata Schrenk, 1867 · unaccepted

Litorina terebrosa (Montagu, 1803) · unaccepted (erroneous spelling of the species...)

erroneous spelling of the species epithet

Littorina (Littorina) kurila Middendorff, 1848 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Littorina (Littorina) sitchana [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Littorina (Neritrema) sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846 · alternative representation

Littorina atkana Dall, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Littorina castanea A. Adams & Reeve, 1850 · unaccepted

Littorina cincta A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Littorina kurila Middendorff, 1848 · unaccepted

Littorina kurila var. costulata Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted

Littorina kurila var. fasciatus Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted

Littorina kurila var. fuscus Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted

Littorina kurila var. griseolacteus Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted

Littorina kurila var. zonatus Middendorff, 1851 · unaccepted

Littorina sitchana [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Littorina sitchana kurila Middendorff, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Littorina sitchana subtenebrosa Middendorff, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Littorina sitchana var. castaneus Middendorff, 1849 · unaccepted

Littorina sitchana var. zonatus Middendorff, 1849 · unaccepted

Littorina sitchensis G. Nevill, 1885 · unaccepted

Littorina sitkana var. subtenebrosa Middendorff, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Littorina subtenebrosa Middendorff, 1848 · unaccepted

Neritrema sitkana (R. A. Philippi, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Neritrema sitkana kurila (Middendorff, 1848) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Variety Littorina sitkana var. subtenebrosa Middendorff, 1848 accepted as Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Philippi, R. A. (1846). Descriptions of a new species of Trochus, and of eighteen new species of Littorina, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 13 ("1845"): 138-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 140 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorina sitkana R. A. Philippi, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445754 on 2025-05-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2009-12-23 14:32:55Z

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Reid, David G.

2020-04-22 06:59:56Z

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Köhler, Frank

2021-09-24 05:20:58Z

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Köhler, Frank

2023-02-28 12:49:09Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Nomenclature

original description Philippi, R. A. (1846). Descriptions of a new species of Trochus, and of eighteen new species of Littorina, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 13 ("1845"): 138-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 140 [details]

original description (of Littorina cincta A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 252. [details]

original description (of Littorina kurila Middendorff, 1848) Middendorff A.T. von. (1848). Vorläufige Anzeige einiger neuen Konchylien aus den Geschlechtern: Littorina, Tritonium, Bullia, Natica und Margarita. Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg. 7(16): 241-246., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45977377
page(s): 242 [details]

original description (of Littorina subtenebrosa Middendorff, 1848) Middendorff A.T. von. (1848). Vorläufige Anzeige einiger neuen Konchylien aus den Geschlechtern: Littorina, Tritonium, Bullia, Natica und Margarita. Bulletin de la Classe Physico-Mathématique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg. 7(16): 241-246., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45977377
page(s): 242 [details]

original description (of Littorina sitchana var. castaneus Middendorff, 1849) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles. 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189
page(s): 393 [details]

original description (of Littorina sitchana var. zonatus Middendorff, 1849) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles. 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189
page(s): 393 [details]

original description (of Littorina castanea A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). Mollusca. In A. Adams (ed.), The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 49, pl. 11, fig. 8. [details]

original description (of Littorina kurila var. costulata Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff, A. T. von. (1851). Mollusken, pp. 163-464, pls. 8-30. - In: Brandt, F., Erichson, W. F., Fischer, S., Grube, E., Ménétriés, E. & Middendorff, A. T. von: Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens während der Jahre 1843 und 1844. Band II. Zoologie. Theil 1. Wirbellose Thiere: Annulaten. Echinodermen. Insecten. Krebse. Mollusken. Parasiten. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 516 pp., 32 pls. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37047707
page(s): 201 [details]

original description (of Littorina kurila var. fuscus Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles. 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189
page(s): 201 [details]

original description (of Littorina kurila var. griseolacteus Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles. 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189
page(s): 201 [details]

original description (of Littorina kurila var. zonatus Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles. 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189
page(s): 202 [details]

original description (of Litorina sulcata P. P. Carpenter, 1864) Carpenter, P. P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the West Coast of North America. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. (1863) 33: 517-686., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29370651 [details]

original description (of Littorina kurila var. fasciatus Middendorff, 1851) Middendorff T. A. von. (1849). Beiträge zur einer Malacozoologica Rossica, II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen Einschaler. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St-Petersbourg, sixième série, Sciences naturelles. 6: 329-516, pl. 1-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29015189
page(s): 202 [details]

original description (of Litorina tenebrosa var. laevigata Schrenk, 1867) Schrenck, L. von. (1867). Mollusken des Amur-Landes und des Nordjapanischen Meeres. In: Reisen und Forschung im Amur-Landes in den Jahren 1854–1856. Bd 2, Pt 3: 259–974, pls 12–30. St Petersburg: Akademie der Wissenschaften., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32957851 [details]

original description (of Litorina tenebrosa f. depressior Schrenk, 1867) Schrenck, L. von. (1867). Mollusken des Amur-Landes und des Nordjapanischen Meeres. In: Reisen und Forschung im Amur-Landes in den Jahren 1854–1856. Bd 2, Pt 3: 259–974, pls 12–30. St Petersburg: Akademie der Wissenschaften., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32957851 [details]

original description (of Litorina tenebrosa var. fusca Schrenk, 1867) Schrenck, L. von. (1867). Mollusken des Amur-Landes und des Nordjapanischen Meeres. In: Reisen und Forschung im Amur-Landes in den Jahren 1854–1856. Bd 2, Pt 3: 259–974, pls 12–30. St Petersburg: Akademie der Wissenschaften., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32957851
page(s): 327 [details]

original description (of Litorina tenebrosa var. fasciata Schrenk, 1867) Schrenck, L. von. (1867). Mollusken des Amur-Landes und des Nordjapanischen Meeres. In: Reisen und Forschung im Amur-Landes in den Jahren 1854–1856. Bd 2, Pt 3: 259–974, pls 12–30. St Petersburg: Akademie der Wissenschaften., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32957851
page(s): 328 [details]

original description (of Litorina tenebrosa var. albida Schrenk, 1867) Schrenck, L. von. (1867). Mollusken des Amur-Landes und des Nordjapanischen Meeres. In: Reisen und Forschung im Amur-Landes in den Jahren 1854–1856. Bd 2, Pt 3: 259–974, pls 12–30. St Petersburg: Akademie der Wissenschaften., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32957851
page(s): 328 [details]

original description (of Litorina sitkana var. atkana Dall, 1886) Dall W.H. (1886). Report on Bering Island Mollusca collected by mr. Nicholas Grebnitzki. Proceedings of the US National Museum. 9: 209-219, 292-309.
page(s): 211, pl. 39, fig. 11 [details]

original description (of Litorina gouldiana Weinkauff, 1882) Weinkauff, H. C. (1878-1882). Die Gattung Litorina. Angefaugen von Dr. Kuster, durchgesehen, erganzt und vollendet von H.C. Weinkauff. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz, Bauer & Raspe, Nurnberg. [details]

original description (of Littorina sitchensis G. Nevill, 1885) Nevill, G. (1885). Hand List of Mollusca in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Part II. Gastropoda. Prosobranchia-Neurobranchia (contd.). x + 306 pp. Office of Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta. ["1884"; after 25 January 1885]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44691
page(s): 136 [details]

basis of record Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of Littorina. The Ray Society. 463p. [details]

Other

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

additional source Yamazaki, T.; Goshima, S. (2012). Adaptive Differences in Morphology of the Periwinkle Littorina sitkana between Two Habitats Separated by an Artificial Structure. Venus (Journal of the Malacological Society of Japan). 70 (1-4): 1-10. [details] Available for editors