WoRMS taxon details
Littorinidae Children, 1834
119 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Lacuninae J. E. Gray, 1857
- Genus Bembicium R. A. Philippi, 1846
- Genus Cremnoconchus W. T. Blanford, 1869
- Genus Dissochilus Cossmann, 1888 †
- Genus Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Genus Pellilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- Genus Risellopsis Kesteven, 1902
- Genus Eocremnoconchus Prashad, 1928 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Solutolacuna Habe, 1965 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Aquilonaria Dall, 1886 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Genus Boetica Dall, 1918 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Genus Cremnobates W. T. Blanford, 1863 accepted as Cremnoconchus W. T. Blanford, 1869 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cremnobates Swainson, 1855, and Cremnobates Gunther, 1861; Cremnoconchus is a replacement name)
- Genus Epheria Leach, 1847 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Genus Haloconcha Dall, 1886 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Genus Lacunaria Dall, 1885 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827 (non Conrad, 1866)
- Genus Lacunitunica A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Genus Medoria Leach, 1847 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Genus Temanella Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
- Subfamily Laevilitorininae D. Reid, 1989
- Genus Laevilacunaria A. W. B. Powell, 1951
- Genus Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- Genus Corneolitorina A. W. B. Powell, 1951 accepted as Laevilitorina (Laevilitorina) Pfeffer, 1886 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- Genus Macquariella H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Laevilitorina (Macquariella) H. J. Finlay, 1926 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- Genus Rissolittorina Ponder, 1966 accepted as Laevilitorina (Rissolittorina) Ponder, 1966 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- Subfamily Littorininae Children, 1834
- Genus Afrolittorina S. T. Williams, D. Reid & Littlewood, 2003
- Genus Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970
- Genus Cenchritis E. von Martens, 1900
- Genus Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
- Genus Eula Kadolsky, 1973 †
- Genus Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833
- Genus Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Mainwaringia G. Nevill, 1885
- Genus Melarhaphe Menke, 1828
- Genus Nodilittorina E. von Martens, 1897
- Genus Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885
- Genus Prosthenodon Cossmann, 1888 †
- Genus Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
- Genus Algamorda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Algaroda Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Bacalia Gray, 1840 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (not available: nomen nudum)
- Genus Brevilittorina A. N. Golikov, Dolgolenko, Maximovich & Scarlato, 1990 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (Not available: nomen nudum)
- Genus Cidaris Röding, 1798 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cidaris Leske, 1778 [Echinodermata])
- Genus Cricostoma Mörch, 1857 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Echinella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (Invalid: junior homonym of Echinella Bory de St Vincent, 1824; Echinellopsis is a replacement name)
- Genus Echinellopsis Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 accepted as Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
- Genus Eulimene S. V. Wood, 1872 † accepted as Eula Kadolsky, 1973 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Eulimene Risso, 1826 [Branchiopoda]; Eula Kadolsky, 1973 is a replacement name)
- Genus Ezolittorina Habe, 1958 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Fossarilittorina Rosewater, 1981 accepted as Echinolittorina (Fossarilittorina) Rosewater, 1981 represented as Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
- Genus Granulilittorina Habe & Kosuge, 1966 accepted as Echinolittorina (Granulilittorina) Habe & Kosuge, 1966 represented as Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
- Genus Litorina [sic] accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Littorelaea Leach, 1847 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Littorina-capsula accepted as Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885 (Unavailable name: established for the egg capsules of various littorinids)
- Genus Littorinopsis Mörch, 1876 accepted as Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch, 1876 represented as Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Genus Littorivaga Dall, 1918 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (a junior synonym)
- Genus Melaraphe Menke, 1828 accepted as Melarhaphe Menke, 1828 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Neritrema Récluz, 1869 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Nina Gray, 1850 accepted as Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (Invalid: junior homonym of Nina Horsfield, 1829 [Lepidoptera]; Echininus is a replacement name)
- Genus Pagodus Gray, 1839 accepted as Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, 1832 represented as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
- Genus Risella Gray, 1842 accepted as Bembicium R. A. Philippi, 1846 (Declared nomen oblitum by Reid (1988))
- Genus Rufolacuna Ponder, 1976 accepted as Laevilitorina (Rufolacuna) Ponder, 1976 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- Genus Tectaria accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (misspelling)
- Genus Tectarium P. Fischer, 1885 accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (unjustified emendation)
- Genus Tectininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 accepted as Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 (junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Turbinarius Duméril, 1805 accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
- Genus Mirolacuna Wenz, 1939 †
- Genus Poroa Marwick, 1953 †
- Genus Procancellaria Wilckens, 1922 †
- Genus Spironema Meek, 1864 †
- Subfamily Cremnoconchinae Preston, 1915 accepted as Lacuninae J. E. Gray, 1857
- Subfamily Echinininae Rosewater, 1972 accepted as Littorininae Children, 1834
- Genus Streblorhamphus Tate & Cossmann, 1897 † accepted as Mirolacuna Wenz, 1939 † (invalid; not Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
- Genus Tamanella [sic] accepted as Temanella Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972 accepted as Littorininae Children, 1834
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Children J.G. (1834). [Mollusca]. Pp. 88-118, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, ed. 28: 88-118. [Authorship attributed to Children after G. Steiner & A.R. Kabat, 2001, Zoosystema, 23(3): 454-455].
page(s): 110 [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Littorinidae Children, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119 on 2026-03-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Children J.G. (1834). [Mollusca]. Pp. 88-118, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, ed. 28: 88-118. [Authorship attributed to Children after G. Steiner & A.R. Kabat, 2001, Zoosystema, 23(3): 454-455].
page(s): 110 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 110 [details]
basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors
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]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality