Littorinidae

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Littorinidae
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Two shells of the common periwinke Littorina littorea
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Littorinidae
Children, 1834 [1]
Subfamilies
Diversity [2]
Two freshwater species and numerous marine species.

The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide. [3]

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Names

In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from other families, such as the Neritidae, are sometimes also commonly known as "winkles" because they are small, round snails that occupy a similar ecological niche.

Taxonomy

These subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

Genera within the family Littorinidae include: [4]

Littorininae
Lacuninae
Laevilitorininae

subfamily ?

Synonyms

Related Research Articles

<i>Littorina</i> Genus of gastropods

Littorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Assimineidae</span> Family of gastropods

Assimineidae is a family of minute snails, also known as palmleaf snails, with an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Rissoidae. Many of these very small snails live in intermediate habitats, being amphibious between saltwater and land; others live in freshwater.

<i>Austrolittorina antipodum</i> Species of gastropod

Austrolittorina antipodum, known as the banded periwinkle, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod in the winkles and periwinkles family, Littorinidae. It is found in New Zealand. It occurs in New Zealand.

Laevilitorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Echinolittorina ziczac</i> Species of mollusc

Echinolittorina ziczac, previously known as Littorina ziczac, common name the "zebra periwinkle", is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellobiidae</span> Family of gastropods

Ellobiidae, common name the hollow-shelled snails, is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata. Ellobiidae is the only family in the superfamily Ellobioidea, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

<i>Nodilittorina</i> Genus of gastropods

Nodilittorina is a genus of small sea snails. marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Echinolittorina placida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles. This species was not described until 2009 because it had previously been confused with, and not differentiated from, a similar-looking species, Echinolittorina interrupta.

<i>Echinolittorina</i> Genus of gastropods

Echinolittorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles.

<i>Afrolittorina knysnaensis</i> Species of gastropod

Afrolittorina knysnaensis, common name the southern periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Austrolittorina araucana</i> Species of gastropod

Austrolittorina araucana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. It is found on the Pacific coast of South America.

<i>Austrolittorina cincta</i> Species of gastropod

Austrolittorina cincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles, found in and endemic to New Zealand. Commonly called the brown periwinkle, or ngaeti in the Māori language. Although present in all parts of the country, it is more common in the south. Size up to 15mm in length.

Austrolittorina fernandezensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Echinolittorina parcipicta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Echinolittorina pascua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Laevilitorina umbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Nodilittorina pyramidalis</i> Species of gastropod

Nodilittorina pyramidalis, commonly known as a pyramid periwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Austrolittorina</i> Genus of gastropods

Austrolittorina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Tectarius</i> Genus of gastropods

Tectarius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

<i>Cremnoconchus</i> Genus of gastropods

Cremnoconchus is a genus of small freshwater snails, gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

References

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  2. 1 2 Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". Hydrobiologia 595: 149–166. hdl : 10088/7390 doi : 10.1007/s10750-007-9012-6.
  3. Tunnell, John W.; Andrews, Jean; Barrera, Noe C.; Moretzsohn, Fabio (15 July 2010). Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution, and History. Texas A&M University Press. p. 398. ISBN   978-1-60344-141-4.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) : Littorinidae
  5. 1 2 Reid, D. G. (2009). "The genus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the western Atlantic Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2184: 1–103. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2184.1.1.
  6. 1 2 (file created 29 July 2010) FRESH WATER MOLLUSCAN SPECIES IN INDIA [ permanent dead link ]. 11 pp. accessed 31 July 2010.
  7. S T Williams; D G Reid; D T J Littlewood (2003). "A molecular phylogeny of the Littorininae (Gastropoda: Littorinidae): unequal evolutionary rates, morphological parallelism, and biogeography of the Southern Ocean". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 28 (1): 60–86. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00038-1. PMID   12801472. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
  8. Blanford W. T. (1869). "Notes on some Indian and Mascarene Land-Shells". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)3: 340-344. page 343.

Further reading

David G. Reid; Suzanne T. Williams (2004). "The subfamily Littorininae in the Temperate Southern Hemisphere: the genera Nodilittorina, Austrolittorina and Afrolittorina" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 56: 75–122. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1393.