WoRMS taxon details
Littorina arcana Hannaford-Ellis, 1978
140259 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140259)
accepted
Species
Littorina saxatilis patula Thorpe, 1844 · unaccepted
Turbo labiatus T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted (dubious synonym)
marine
Hannaford-Ellis, C. J. (1978). <i>Littorina arcana</i> sp. nov. : a new species of winkle (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Littorinidae. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 29(6): 304., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.407685
page(s): 304 [details]
page(s): 304 [details]
Note Porth Swtan, Anglesey
Type locality Porth Swtan, Anglesey [details]
Distribution Probably widely distributed
Distribution Probably widely distributed [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Littorina arcana Hannaford-Ellis, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140259 on 2026-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Hannaford-Ellis, C. J. (1978). <i>Littorina arcana</i> sp. nov. : a new species of winkle (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Littorinidae. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 29(6): 304., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.407685
page(s): 304 [details]
original description (of Littorina saxatilis patula var. attenuata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1912) Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1912). <i>Mollusques provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice dans les Mers du Nord</i>. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 37: 1-629, 11 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40217555 [details]
original description (of Turbo labiatus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 46 figs 20-21 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Ray Society.</em> 463p. [details]
page(s): 304 [details]
original description (of Littorina saxatilis patula var. attenuata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1912) Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1912). <i>Mollusques provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice dans les Mers du Nord</i>. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 37: 1-629, 11 plates. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40217555 [details]
original description (of Turbo labiatus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 46 figs 20-21 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Ray Society.</em> 463p. [details]
Other
additional source
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] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Turbo labiatus T. Brown, 1827) [details]
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Type locality Porth Swtan, Anglesey [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Probably widely distributed [details]Remark Adema et al., 1989 list "(eier-) levendbarende alikruik" as the vernacular of this species. This is not correct: In north-west Europe there is only one marine gastropod which is ‘levenbarende’ (‘live bearing’) and that is Littorina saxatilis sensu stricto; NOT L. arcana which lays eggs like all other NW European marine gastropods (feedback provided by Ian Smith). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | oviparous rough winkle | [details] |
