''Laevilitorina'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Littorinidae
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.
Names
In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs from ...
, the winkles or periwinkles.
[Reid, David G. (2010). Laevilitorina Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196959 on 10 August 2012]
Species
Species in the genus ''Laevilitorina'' include:
* ''
Laevilitorina alta''
(Powell, 1940)
* ''
Laevilitorina antarctica''
(E. A. Smith, 1902)
* ''
Laevilitorina antipodum''
( Filhol, 1880)
* ''
Laevilitorina aucklandica''
(Powell, 1933)
* ''
Laevilitorina bifasciata''
(Suter
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, 1913
* ''
Laevilitorina bruniensis''
(Beddome, 1883)
* ''
Laevilitorina caliginosa''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''
Laevilitorina claviformis''
Preston, 1916
* ''
Laevilitorina delli''
(Powell, 1955)
* ''
Laevilitorina granum''
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
* ''
Laevilitorina hamiltoni''
(E.A. Smith, 1898)
* ''
Laevilitorina heardensis''
Dell, 1964
* ''
Laevilitorina johnstoni''
(Cotton, 1945)
* ''
Laevilitorina kingensis
''Laevilitorina kingensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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''
(May, 1924)
* ''
Laevilitorina latior''
Preston, 1912
* ''
Laevilitorina macphersonae''
(Dell, 1964)
* ''
Laevilitorina mariae''
(Tenison Woods, 1876)
* ''
Laevilitorina pygmaea''
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
* ''
Laevilitorina umbilicata''
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
* ''
Laevilitorina venusta''
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
* ''
Laevilitorina wandelensis''
(Lamy, 1905)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Laevilitorina antarctica''
(Martens, 1885): synonym of ''
Laevilacunaria antarctica''
(Martens, 1885)
* ''Laevilitorina bennetti''
(Preston, 1916): synonym of ''
Laevilacunaria bennetti''
(Preston, 1916)
* ''Laevilitorina bennetti''
Preston, 1912: synonym of ''
Eatoniella bennetti''
(Preston, 1912)
* ''Laevilitorina burni''
Ponder, 1976: synonym of ''Laevilitorina johnstoni''
(Cotton, 1945)
* ''Laevilitorina coriacea''
(Melvill & Standen, 1907): synonym of ''
Laevilitorina caliginosa''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''Laevilitorina cystophora''
Finlay, 1924: synonym of ''
Rissoella cystophora''
(Finlay, 1924)
* ''Laevilitorina elongata''
Pelseneer, 1903: synonym of ''
Laevilitorina caliginosa''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''Laevilitorina iredalei''
Brookes, 1926: synonym of ''
Elachisina iredalei''
(Brookes, 1926)
* ''Laevilitorina labioflecta''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Dickdellia labioflecta''
(Dell, 1990)
* ''Laevilitorina micra''
Finlay, 1924: synonym of ''
Rissoella micra''
(Finlay, 1924)
* ''Laevilitorina pumilio''
(E.A. Smith, 1875): synonym of ''
Laevilacunaria pumilio''
(E. A. Smith, 1875)
References
Martens E. von; Pfeffer G. (1886). Die Mollusken von Süd - Georgien nach der Ausbeute der Deutschen Station 1882-83. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten. 3(5): 63-135, pl. 1-4* Reid, D.G. (1989a) ''The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae''. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 324: 1-110
Further reading
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
External links
GBIF
Littorinidae
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