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Littoraria

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Littoraria was named by Griffith and Pigeon (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Littorininae by Wilson (1993); to Littorinidae by Todd (2001); and to Opisthobranchia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Littoraria Griffith and Pigeon
1993Littoraria Wilson p. 144
2001Littoraria Todd
2002Littoraria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
genusLittorariaGriffith and Pigeon 1834

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Littoraria Griffith and Pigeon 1834
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Subg. Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch 1876
Subg. Littoraria (Palustorina) Reid 1986
Subg. †Littoraria (Styloplocus) Cossmann 1923
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Invalid names: Littorinopsis (Styloplocus) houdasi Cossmann 1923 [synonym]
Littoraria angulifera Lamarck 1822
†Littoraria coccinea Gmelin 1791
†Littoraria filosa Sowerby
Littoraria flava King 1832
Littoraria nebulosa Lamarck 1822
†Littoraria scabra Linnaeus 1758
†Littoraria undulata Gray 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark L. faxensis (176994)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Littorinopsis sp. (22943)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Littorinopsis tricostalis (178088)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Littorinopsis alberti (178085)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0France (Loire-Atlantique) Littorinopsis amorica (122893)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Île-de-France) Littorinopsis sulmngulata (179130)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Pays de la Loire) Littorinopsis amorica (178049)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Littorinopsis grateloupi (74861)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Littorina angulifera (42615)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Littorinopsis miodelicatula (176558)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Littorina nebulosa (42146)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Littorina irrorata (59309)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Littorinopsis sheaferi (79875)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Littorinopsis caloosahatcheensis, Littorinopsis seminole (79804)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Littorinopsis lindae (79847)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Littorina irrorata (92408)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Littorina irrorata (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Littorina angulifera (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Littorina irrorata (59316 59317 59318 80033)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Littorina irrorata (150656 203377)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Littorina irrorata (66617 66618 66622)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Littorina nebulosa (66769)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Littorina irrorata (59313)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Littorina angulifera (67949)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) L. pintado (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia L. coccinea (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) L. irrorata (79957) Littorina irrorata (66755 66756 66758 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Littorina irrorata (66742 66746)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay L. flava (195928)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Littorina irrorata (57704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Littorina nebulosa (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) L. pintado (89401 89402)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Littorina irrorata (66725)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Littorina angulifera (96538) Littorina irrorata (34269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Littorina irrorata (66706)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Connecticut) Littorina irrorata (66374)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Littorina irrorata (41934 41935 41939 92772 92776)