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Littorinidae (periwinkle)

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Littorinidae Gray
1857Lacunidae Gray
1904Littorinidae Martin p. 239
1923Littorinidae Clark and Arnold p. 165
1970Launidae Addicott p. 45
1987Littorinidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
1988Littorinidae Ponder and Warén p. 295
1988Lacunidae Ponder and Warén p. 296
1997Littorinidae Marquet p. 12
1998Littorinidae Beesley p. 738
2001Littorinidae Todd
2004Littorinidae Harzhauser p. 126
2005Littorinidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2007Littorinidae Harzhauser p. 98
2017Littorinidae Bouchet et al. p. 343

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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
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840

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.

Fm. Littorinidae Gray 1840 [periwinkle]
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G. Cenchritis von Martens 1900
G. †Dissochilus Cossmann 1888
G. Echininus Clench and Abbott 1942
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Invalid names: Nina Gray 1850 [replaced]
G. Echinolittorina Habe 1956
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G. †Eulimene Wood 1872
G. †Gouetina Cossmann 1915
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†Gouetina mumiola Cossmann 1899
Subfm. †Lacuninae Gray 1857
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G. Lacuna Turton 1827
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Subg. Lacuna (Epheria) Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Lacuna compacta Carpenter 1863 [synonym], Lacuna solidula Lovén 1847 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Amphithalmus lacunatus Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Littorina pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Subg. Lacuna (Medoria) Leach in Gray 1847
Subg. Lacuna (Temanella) Roverto 1899
†Lacuna anomala Cossmann 1882
†Lacuna carpenteri Anderson and Martin 1914
†Lacuna incrassata Kittl 1892
†Lacuna karreri Kittl 1892
Lacuna vincta Montagu 1803
G. Stenotis Adams 1863
G. Laevilitorina Pfeffer 1886
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Invalid names: Rissolittorina Ponder 1966 [synonym]
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
G. Littorina Ferussac 1821
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Subg. Littorina (Melaraphe) Mühlfeld 1828
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†Littorina (Melaraphe) gibbosa Etheridge and Bell 1923
†Littorina alta Giebel 1856
Littorina aspera Philippi 1846
†Littorina coccinea Gmelin 1791
†Littorina kneri Giebel 1856
†Littorina mariana Arnold 1909
†Littorina mariana alta Arnold 1909
Littorina neritoides Linnaeus 1758
Littorina obtusata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Littorina lineolata Dautzenberg and Fischer 1915 [synonym]
†Littorina petricola Dall 1908
†Littorina remondii Gabb 1866
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Invalid names: Littorina rudis Maton 1797 [synonym]
†Littorina scabra Linnaeus 1758
†Littorina schuttei Giebel 1856
†Littorina sheaferi Olsson 1967
†Littorina sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
†Littorina subobesa Cooper 1896
†Littorina undulata Gray 1839
†Littorina unifasciata Gray 1826
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Invalid names: Littorina diemenensis Quoy 1833 [synonym]
Subfm. †Littorininae Gray 1840
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G. Algaroda Dall 1918
G. Eula Kadolsky 1973
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†Eula terebellata Nyst 1835
G. Laevilittorina Pfeiffer 1886
G. Macquariella Finlay 1927
G. †Prosthenodon Cossmann 1888
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†Prosthenodon monodonta Deshayes 1861
G. Melarhaphe Menke 1828
G. †Mirolacuna Wenz 1939
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†Mirolacuna mirulus Tate 1898
†Mirolacuna obesus Tate 1898
G. Neritrema Récluz 1869
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Invalid names: Littorina planaxis Philippi 1847 [replaced]
G. Nodilittorina von Martens 1897
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Subg. Nodilittorina (Granulittorina) Habe and Kosuge
†Nodilittorina millegrana Philippi 1848
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Invalid names: Granulittorina philippiana Habe 1966 [synonym], Littorina granocostata Reeve 1851 [synonym], Littorina melanacme Smith 1876 [synonym], Littorina novaezelandiae Reeve 1851 [synonym], Littorina urieli Biggs 1966 [synonym]
G. Peasiella Nevill 1884
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†Peasiella conoidalis Pease 1868
†Peasiella reidi Harzhauser 2004
G. †Praelittorina Kutassy 1937
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†Praelittorina sepkoskii Nützel and Erwin 2004
G. †Procancellaria Wilckens 1922
G. Risella Gray 1847
G. Risellopsis Kesteven 1902
Subfm. †Rissellinae Kesteven 1902
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Subfm. †Bembiciinae Finlay 1928
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G. Bembicium Philippi 1846
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†Bembicium auratum Quoy 1834
†Bembicium melanostomum Gmelin 1791
†Bembicium nanum Lamarck 1822
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Invalid names: Trochus auratus Quoy 1834 [synonym]
G. Tectarius Valenciennes 1832
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Subg. Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes 1833
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†Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes 1832
†Tectarius elegans Faujas 1817
†Tectarius ligniticus Vokes 1939
Invalid names: Echinellopsis Rovereto 1899 [synonym]
Invalid names: Echinininae Rosewater 1972 [empty], Lacunidae Gray 1857 [synonym], Laevilitorininae Reid 1989 [empty], Tectariinae Rosewater 1972 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001).f
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 Middle Triassic to the top of the Holocene or 247.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (347 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Littorina alta, Littorina kneri, Littorina schuttei (201970)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Yunnan) Heterospira vivipariformis (165315)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Trochonema mojsvari (159576)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Lacuna karreri (69669) Lacuna karreri, Lacuna incrassata (144633)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Idaho) Praelittorina sepkoskii (38377)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Peru Heterospira simulatrix (68147)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Poland Littorina aedilis (91908)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Littorina muricata (1558 1559 2092 2104 2660) Littorina sp. (1555)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Littorina muricata (4093)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Littorina muricata (4779 4854)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Littorina muricata (4084 4090 4098)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Normandy) Littorina muricata (4080 4780 4853)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Littorina pulcherrima (1569)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Littorina paucisulcnta (100654)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Littorina conica (6280)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Procancellaria parkiana (78364 78365 78366 78367 78368 78369 78371 78374 78400 83516 83517 83518 83519 83520 83521 83524 83525)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Tectarius sp. (3641)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Littorina berryi (88357)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Maryland) Lacuna feorra (83135)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Dissochilus lineatus, Littorina microscopica (22931)