WoRMS taxon details
Littorininae Children, 1834
153707 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153707)
accepted
Subfamily
Echinininae Rosewater, 1972 · unaccepted
Melarhaphidae Starobogatov & Sitnikova, 1983 · unaccepted
Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972 · unaccepted
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 superseded rank)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 Rufolacuna Ponder, 1976 accepted as Laevilitorina (Rufolacuna) Ponder, 1976 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
- 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)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
(of Littorinidae Children, 1834) 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. Littorininae Children, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153707 on 2026-01-13
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original description
(of Littorinidae Children, 1834) 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]
original description (of Echinininae Rosewater, 1972) Rosewater, J. (1972). The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part II. The subfamilies Tectarinae and Echininae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2(12): 507-533, pls 388-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312878 [details]
original description (of Melarhaphidae Starobogatov & Sitnikova, 1983) Starobogatov Ya.I., Sitnikova T.Ya. (1983). Система отряда Littoriniformes (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia) [= The system of the order Littoriniformes (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia)]. <em>Vsesoiuznoe soveshchanie po izucheniiu molliuskov [Leningrad: Nauka Publishers].</em> 7: 18-22.
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972) Rosewater, J. (1972). The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part II. The subfamilies Tectarinae and Echininae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2(12): 507-533, pls 388-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312878 [details]
page(s): 110 [details]
original description (of Echinininae Rosewater, 1972) Rosewater, J. (1972). The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part II. The subfamilies Tectarinae and Echininae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2(12): 507-533, pls 388-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312878 [details]
original description (of Melarhaphidae Starobogatov & Sitnikova, 1983) Starobogatov Ya.I., Sitnikova T.Ya. (1983). Система отряда Littoriniformes (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia) [= The system of the order Littoriniformes (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia)]. <em>Vsesoiuznoe soveshchanie po izucheniiu molliuskov [Leningrad: Nauka Publishers].</em> 7: 18-22.
page(s): 21 [details]
original description (of Tectariinae Rosewater, 1972) Rosewater, J. (1972). The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part II. The subfamilies Tectarinae and Echininae. <em>Indo-Pacific Mollusca.</em> 2(12): 507-533, pls 388-408., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46312878 [details]
