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Littorinidae Children, 1834 
AphiaID: 119

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Littorinoidea (Superfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Littorinoidea
Synonymised
taxa
  Lacunidae Gray, 1857
Sources  basis of record: Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
Dutch alikruiken  [details]
Dutch scheefhorens (from synonym)  [details]
English chink shells (from synonym)  [details]
English periwinkle  [details]
English winkles  [details]
Swedish strandsnäckor  [details]
Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Subfamily Lacuninae Gray, 1857
  » Genus Bembicium Philippi, 1846
» Genus Cremnoconchus W. T. Blanford, 1869
» Genus Lacuna Turton, 1827
» Genus Pellilitorina Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
» Genus Risellopsis Kesteven, 1902
» Genus Aquilonaria Dall, 1886 accepted as Lacuna Turton, 1827
» Genus Boetica Dall, 1918 accepted as Lacuna Turton, 1827
» Genus Cremnobates Blanford, 1863 accepted as Cremnoconchus W. T. Blanford, 1869
» Genus Epheria Leach, 1847 accepted as Lacuna Turton, 1827
» Genus Haloconcha Dall, 1886 accepted as Lacuna Turton, 1827
» Genus Lacunaria Dall, 1885 accepted as Lacuna Turton, 1827
» Genus Lacunitunica Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 accepted as Lacuna Turton, 1827
Subfamily Laevilitorininae Reid, 1989
  » Genus Laevilacunaria Powell, 1951
» Genus Laevilitorina Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
» Genus Corneolitorina Powell, 1951 accepted as Laevilitorina (Laevilitorina) Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
Subfamily Littorininae Children, 1834
  » Genus Afrolittorina Williams, Reid & Littlewood, 2003
» Genus Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970
» Genus Cenchritis Martens, 1900
» Genus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956
» Genus Littoraria Gray, 1833
» Genus Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Mainwaringia G. Nevill, 1885
» Genus Melarhaphe Menke, 1828
» Genus Nodilittorina Martens, 1897
» Genus Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885
» Genus Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» Genus Algamorda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina (Algamorda) Dall, 1918
» Genus Algaroda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Amerolittorina Reid, 2009 accepted as Echinolittorina (Amerolittorina) Reid, 2009 represented as Echinolittorina Habe, 1956
» Genus Bacalia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Brevilittorina Golikov, Dolgolenko, Maximovich & Scarlato, 1990 accepted as Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Cidaris Röding, 1798 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» Genus Cricostoma Mörch, 1857 accepted as Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Echinella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» 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 Férussac, 1822
» Genus Fossarilittorina Rosewater, 1981 accepted as Echinolittorina (Fossarilittorina) Rosewater, 1981 represented as Echinolittorina Habe, 1956
» Genus Liralittorina Rosewater, 1981 accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» Genus Litorina Menke, 1828 accepted as Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Littorelaea Leach, 1847 accepted as Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Littorina-capsula accepted as Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885
» Genus Littorivaga Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina (Neritrema) Récluz, 1869 represented as Littorina Férussac, 1822
» Genus Melaraphe Menke, 1828 accepted as Melarhaphe Menke, 1828
» Genus Nina Gray, 1850 accepted as Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» Genus Pagodella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» Genus Pagodus Gray, 1839 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» Genus Risella Gray, 1842 accepted as Bembicium Philippi, 1846
» Genus Tectaria accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
» Genus Turbinarius Duméril, 1805 accepted as Littorina Férussac, 1822

Subfamily Cremnoconchinae Preston, 1915 accepted as Lacuninae Gray, 1857
Subfamily Echinininae Rosewater, 1972 accepted as Littorininae Children, 1834
Subfamily Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972 accepted as Littorininae Children, 1834
Environment marine
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
Links To GenBank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2011-05-02 17:58:21Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Littorinidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119 on 2013-05-20
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