MolluscaBase taxon details
Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978
445651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:445651)
accepted
Species
Litorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Littorina patula Thorpe, 1844)
Littorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Littorina...)
junior homonym of Littorina planaxis Sowerby, 1844; L. keenae is a replacement name
Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
marine
Rosewater, J. (1978). A case of double primary homonymy in eastern Pacific Littorinidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(3): 123-125, figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274067 [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445651 on 2025-08-21
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original description
Rosewater, J. (1978). A case of double primary homonymy in eastern Pacific Littorinidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(3): 123-125, figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274067 [details]
original description (of Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839) Jay, J. C. (1839). A catalogue of shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system; together with descriptions of new or rare species, contained in the collection of John C. Jay, M.D. <em>3rd ed. Wiley & Putnam, New York.</em> 1-126, plates 1-10., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54059
page(s): 73 [details]
original description (of Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 83. [details]
original description (of Litorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 201 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 52, pls. S127a-c [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Ray Society.</em> 463p. [details]
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]
original description (of Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839) Jay, J. C. (1839). A catalogue of shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system; together with descriptions of new or rare species, contained in the collection of John C. Jay, M.D. <em>3rd ed. Wiley & Putnam, New York.</em> 1-126, plates 1-10., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54059
page(s): 73 [details]
original description (of Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 83. [details]
original description (of Litorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 201 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 52, pls. S127a-c [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Ray Society.</em> 463p. [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986). [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839)
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Littorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847)
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Littorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Littorina keenae)
To GenBank (255 nucleotides; 426 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978 Mexico, Baja California, Ensenada, Punta Banda, collected 1977-00-00, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 02743)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Littorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847)
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications) (from synonym Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Littorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Littorina keenae)
To GenBank (255 nucleotides; 426 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978 Mexico, Baja California, Ensenada, Punta Banda, collected 1977-00-00, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 02743)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849)
To ITIS
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