WoRMS taxon details
Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822)
419566 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419566)
accepted
Species
Litorina irrorata (Say, 1822) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Littorina irrorata (Say, 1822) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Littorina sayi R. A. Philippi, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo irroratus Say, 1822 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Turbo irroratus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 239 [details]
page(s): 239 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419566 on 2025-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Turbo irroratus Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 239 [details]
original description (of Littorina sayi R. A. Philippi, 1846) Philippi, R. A. (1846). Descriptions of a new species of <i>Trochus</i>, and of eighteen new species of <i>Littorina</i>, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 ("1845"): 138-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 140 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London. [details]
page(s): 239 [details]
original description (of Littorina sayi R. A. Philippi, 1846) Philippi, R. A. (1846). Descriptions of a new species of <i>Trochus</i>, and of eighteen new species of <i>Littorina</i>, in the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 13 ("1845"): 138-143., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862634
page(s): 140 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London. [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]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Reid, D. G., Dyal, P., & Williams, S. T. (2010). Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 55:185-201., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.036 [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Reid, D. G., Dyal, P., & Williams, S. T. (2010). Global diversification of mangrove fauna: a molecular phylogeny of Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 55:185-201., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.09.036 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | marsh periwinkle [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Sumpf-Uferschnecke [from synonym]Sumpf-Strandschnecke [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (123 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (136 publications) (from synonym Littorina irrorata (Say, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Littoraria irrorata)
To GenBank (149 nucleotides; 145 proteins) (from synonym Turbo irroratus Say, 1822)
To GenBank (149 nucleotides; 145 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) United States, Florida, Hillsborough Co., Tampa Bay,...
To Malacopics (Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) United States, North Carolina, Onslow Co., Hammocks ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437327)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437464)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (136 publications) (from synonym Littorina irrorata (Say, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Littoraria irrorata)
To GenBank (149 nucleotides; 145 proteins) (from synonym Turbo irroratus Say, 1822)
To GenBank (149 nucleotides; 145 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) United States, Florida, Hillsborough Co., Tampa Bay,...
To Malacopics (Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) United States, North Carolina, Onslow Co., Hammocks ...
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437327)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437464)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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