Laevilacunaria

Laevilacunaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Littorinidae
Subfamily:	Laevilitorininae
Genus:	Laevilacunaria A.W.B. Powell, 1951
Type species
Pellilotorina bransfieldensisPreston, 1916

Laevilacunaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. ^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Laevilacunaria include:

• Laevilacunaria antarctica (Martens, 1885)
• Laevilacunaria bennetti (Preston, 1916)
• Laevilacunaria pumilio (E. A. Smith, 1877)

Species brought into synonymy

• Laevilacunaria benetti [sic]: synonym of Laevilacunaria bennetti(Preston, 1916)
• Laevilacunaria bransfieldensis(Preston, 1916): synonym of Laevilacunaria antarctica(Martens, 1885)

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Laevilacunaria Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531984 on 2015-02-19

• Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.

External links

• Powell, A.W.B. (1951). [httsp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5632211 "Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda"]. Discovery Reports. 26: 106–107. Retrieved 27 October 2025.