''Laevilitorina'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Littorinidae, 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
''Laevilitorina alta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
(Powell, 1940)
* ''
Laevilitorina antarctica
''Laevilitorina antarctica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1902)
* ''
Laevilitorina antipodum
''Laevilitorina antipodum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...
''
( Filhol, 1880)
* ''
Laevilitorina aucklandica''
(Powell, 1933)
* ''
Laevilitorina bifasciata''
(Suter
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, 1913
* ''
Laevilitorina bruniensis''
(Beddome, 1883)
* ''
Laevilitorina caliginosa
''Laevilitorina caliginosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...
''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''
Laevilitorina claviformis''
Preston, 1916
* ''
Laevilitorina delli''
(Powell, 1955)
* ''
Laevilitorina granum
''Laevilitorina granum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...
''
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
* ''
Laevilitorina hamiltoni
''Laevilitorina hamiltoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...
''
(E.A. Smith, 1898)
* ''
Laevilitorina heardensis
''Laevilitorina heardensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...
''
Dell, 1964
* ''
Laevilitorina johnstoni
''Laevilitorina'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs in the family (biology), family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Reid, David G. (2010). Laevilitorina Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886 ...
''
(Cotton, 1945)
* ''
Laevilitorina kingensis
''Laevilitorina kingensis'' 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, ...
''
(May, 1924)
* ''
Laevilitorina latior
''Laevilitorina'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Reid, David G. (2010). Laevilitorina Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. ...
''
Preston, 1912
* ''
Laevilitorina macphersonae''
(Dell, 1964)
* ''
Laevilitorina mariae
''Laevilitorina'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Reid, David G. (2010). Laevilitorina Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. ...
''
(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
''Laevilitorina wandelensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Distribution
Description
The maximum recorded gastropod shell, shell length is 3& ...
''
(Lamy, 1905)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Laevilitorina antarctica''
(Martens, 1885): synonym of ''
Laevilacunaria antarctica
''Laevilacunaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae
The Littorinidae are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastr ...
''
(Martens, 1885)
* ''Laevilitorina bennetti''
(Preston, 1916): synonym of ''
Laevilacunaria bennetti''
(Preston, 1916)
* ''Laevilitorina bennetti''
Preston, 1912: synonym of ''
Eatoniella bennetti
''Eatoniella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eatoniellidae, the eatoniellids.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eatoniella'' include:
* ''Eatoniella afronigra'' Ponder & Worsfold, 1994
* ''Eatoniell ...
''
(Preston, 1912)
* ''Laevilitorina burni''
Ponder, 1976: synonym of ''Laevilitorina johnstoni''
(Cotton, 1945)
* ''Laevilitorina coriacea''
(Melvill & Standen, 1907): synonym of ''
Laevilitorina caliginosa
''Laevilitorina caliginosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...
''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''Laevilitorina cystophora''
Finlay, 1924: synonym of ''
Rissoella cystophora
Rissoella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropods, in the family Rissoellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rissoella Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...
''
(Finlay, 1924)
* ''Laevilitorina elongata''
Pelseneer, 1903: synonym of ''
Laevilitorina caliginosa
''Laevilitorina caliginosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...
''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''Laevilitorina iredalei''
Brookes, 1926: synonym of ''
Elachisina iredalei
''Elachisina'' is a genus of small sea snails in the family Elachisinidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Elachisina Dall, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&i ...
''
(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
{{Littorinidae-stub