''Cremnoconchus'' is a genus of small

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mollusks in the (mostly marine) family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". ''

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. The generic name ''Cremnoconchus'' is from the Greek word κρημνός which means precipice and from the Ancient Greek word κόγχος which means shell. This genus is the only freshwater genus within the Littorinidae; all other Littorinidae are marine. Two ''Cremnoconchus'' species live in waterfalls. Cremnoconchus map

The genus ''Cremnoconchus'' is endemic to the North western Ghats of India.

Species

There were recognized 2-3 species by Strong et al. in 2008, but Reid et al. described 6 new species of ''Cremnoconchus'' in 2013. Species within the genus ''Cremnoconchus'' include: * ''

Cremnoconchus agumbensis ''Cremnoconchus'' is a genus of small freshwater snails, gastropod mollusks in the (mostly marine) family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Ga ...

'' Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013Reid D. G., Aravind N. A., & Madhyastha N. A. (2013). "A unique radiation of marine littorinid snails in the freshwater streams of the Western Ghats of India: the genus ''Cremnoconchus'' W.T. Blanford, 1869 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae)". '' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 167(1): 93-135. . * ''

Cremnoconchus canaliculatus ''Cremnoconchus'' is a genus of small freshwater snails, gastropod mollusks in the (mostly marine) family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Ga ...

'' W. T. Blanford, 1870 - synonym: ''Cremnoconchus fairbanki'' Hanley & Theobald, 1876 * ''

Cremnoconchus castanea ''Cremnoconchus'' is a genus of small freshwater snails, gastropod mollusks in the (mostly marine) family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Ga ...