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Littorinidae Children, 1834

119 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:119)

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  1. Subfamily Lacuninae J. E. Gray, 1857
    1. Genus Bembicium R. A. Philippi, 1846
    2. Genus Cremnoconchus W. T. Blanford, 1869
    3. Genus Dissochilus Cossmann, 1888 †
    4. Genus Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
    5. Genus Pellilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
    6. Genus Risellopsis Kesteven, 1902
    7. Genus Eocremnoconchus Prashad, 1928 (uncertain > unassessed)
    8. Genus Solutolacuna Habe, 1965 † (uncertain > unassessed)
    9. Genus Epheria Leach, 1847 accepted as Lacuna W. Turton, 1827
  2. Subfamily Laevilitorininae D. Reid, 1989
    1. Genus Laevilacunaria A. W. B. Powell, 1951
    2. Genus Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
    3. Genus Macquariella H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Laevilitorina (Macquariella) H. J. Finlay, 1926 represented as Laevilitorina Pfeffer, 1886
  3. Subfamily Littorininae Children, 1834
    1. Genus Afrolittorina S. T. Williams, D. Reid & Littlewood, 2003
    2. Genus Austrolittorina Rosewater, 1970
    3. Genus Cenchritis E. von Martens, 1900
    4. Genus Echinolittorina T. Habe, 1956
    5. Genus Eula Kadolsky, 1973 †
    6. Genus Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833
    7. Genus Littorina A. Férussac, 1822
    8. Genus Mainwaringia G. Nevill, 1885
    9. Genus Melarhaphe Menke, 1828
    10. Genus Nodilittorina E. von Martens, 1897
    11. Genus Peasiella G. Nevill, 1885
    12. Genus Prosthenodon Cossmann, 1888 †
    13. Genus Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832
    14. Genus Litorina [sic] accepted as Littorina A. Férussac, 1822 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    15. Genus Littorinopsis Mörch, 1876 accepted as Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch, 1876 represented as Littoraria J. E. Gray, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  4. Genus Mirolacuna Wenz, 1939 †
  5. Genus Poroa Marwick, 1953 †
  6. Genus Procancellaria Wilckens, 1922 †
  7. Genus Spironema F. B. Meek, 1864 †
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] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Littorinidae Children, 1834. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119 on 2026-07-03
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Littorinidae Children, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119 on 2026-07-03
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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  PDF available

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  PDF available
 
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