''Tectarius'' is a
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sea snail
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gastropod
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mollusk
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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 o ...
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species
Species within the genus ''Tectarius'' include:
* ''
Tectarius antonii
''Tectarius antonii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-S ...
''
(Philippi, 1846)
* ''
Tectarius coronatus
''Tectarius coronatus'', common name beaded prickly winkle or coronate prickly-winkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. It is the type species of the genus ''Tectarius ...
''
Valenciennes, 1833
* ''
Tectarius cumingii
''Tectarius'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species
Species within the genus ''Tectarius'' include:
* '' Tectarius antonii'' (Philippi, 1846)
* '' Tectarius coronat ...
''
(Philippi, 1846)
* ''
Tectarius grandinatus
''Tectarius grandinatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), marin ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Tectarius niuensis
''Tectarius niuensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine g ...
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Reid & Geller, 1997
* ''
Tectarius pagodus
''Tectarius pagodus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae. That family is commonly known as the winkles or periwinkles.
Description
This species is the largest member of the genus Tectarius, and (li ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Tectarius rusticus
''Tectarius rusticus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine g ...
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(Philippi, 1846)
* ''
Tectarius spinulosus
''Tectarius spinulosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine ...
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(Philippi, 1847)
* ''
Tectarius striatus
''Tectarius striatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. It is endemic to Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Savage Islands, Canary Islands and Cape Verde
, nationa ...
''
(King & Broderip, 1832)
* ''
Tectarius tectumpersicum
''Tectarius tectumpersicum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Tectarius viviparus
''Tectarius viviparus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine ...
''
(Rosewater, 1982)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Tectarius bullatus''
(Martyn, 1784): synonym of ''
Tectarius grandinatus
''Tectarius grandinatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), marin ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Tectarius feejeensis''
(Reeve, 1857): synonym of ''
Echinolittorina feejeensis
''Echinolittorina feejeensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), ...
''
(Reeve, 1857)
* ''Tectarius granosus''
(Philippi, 1845):
synonym of ''
Echinolittorina granosa
''Echinolittorina granosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Nga ...
''
(Philippi, 1845)
* ''Tectarius miliaris''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of ''
Echinolittorina miliaris
''Echinolittorina miliaris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded shell
Shell may refer to:
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''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* ''Tectarius montrouzieri''
P. Fischer, 1878: synonym of ''
Perrinia angulifera
''Perrinia angulifera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Perrinia angulifera'' (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...
''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Tectarius muricatus''
(Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Cenchritis muricatus
''Cenchritis muricatus'' is a species of sea snail in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. It occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles
The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; fren ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus ''Tectarius (Echininus)'' represented as ''
Echininus''
Clench & Abbott, 1942 (
alternate representation)
References
Further reading
* Bandel, K. & D. Kadolsky (1982). ''Western Atlantic Species of Nodolittorina (Gastropda: Prosobranchia): comparative morphology and its functional, ecological, phylogenetic and taxonomic implications''. Veliger 25 (1): 1-42.
* Reid D.G. (1989). ''Systematic revision of the Recent species of Peasiella Nevill, 1885 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae), with notes on the fossil species.'' The Nautilus 103(2): 43-69
* Reid D.G. & Geller J.B. (1997).'' A new ovoviviparious species of Tectarius (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) from Niue, South Pacific, with a molecular phylogeny of the genus''. Journal of Molluscan Studies 63:207-233
External links
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Littorinidae
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