Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a

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of small

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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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 Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...

s in the

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Sorbeoconcha Sorbeoconcha is a taxonomic clade of snails, i.e. gastropods, mainly marine species with gills and opercula, within the clade Caenogastropoda. The taxon Sorbeoconcha was named by Winston Ponder and David R. Lindberg in 1997. Taxonomy 1 ...

. According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Litiopidae has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Litiopidae include: * '' Alaba'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Bandel K. 2006. Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology – including the description of new taxa. Paläontologie, Stratigraphie, Fazies (14), Freiberger Forschungshefte, C 511: 59-137 * † ''

Dalliella ''Dalliella'' is an extinct genus of gastropods belonging to the family Litiopidae Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha Sorbeoconcha is a taxonomic clade of ...

'' Cossmann, 1895 * '' Diffalaba'' Iredale, 1936 * ''

Gibborissoa ''Gibborissoa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Litiopidae Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha Sorbeoconcha is a taxono ...

'' Cossmann in Sacco, 1899Gofas, S. (2010). ''Gibborissoa'' Cossmann, in Sacco, 1899. 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=181390 on 2011-06-26 * '' Gibborissoia'' Sacco, 1895 * † '' Ipunina'' Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2008 * ''

Litiopa ''Litiopa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Litiopidae. Species Species within the genus ''Litiopa'' include: * ''Litiopa melanostoma ''Litiopa melanostoma'', common name the brown Sargassum shell, is a s ...

'' Rang, 1829 - the type genus of the family Litiopidae ** ''

Litiopa melanostoma ''Litiopa melanostoma'', common name the brown Sargassum shell, is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Litiopidae. Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Se ...

'' (Rang, 1829) * † '' Litiopella'' Bandel & Kiel, 2000 ** '' Litiopella schoeningi'' Bandel & Kiel, 2000 - from Cretaceous * '' Obstopalia'' Iredale, 1936 * ''

Styliferina ''Styliferina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Litiopidae. Species Species within the genus ''Styliferina'' include: * ''Styliferina goniochila'' A. Adams, 1860 * ''Styliferi ...

'' Adams, 1860 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Abaconia'' Clench, 1938: synonym of ''

'' Rang, 1829 * ''Australaba'' Laseron, 1956: synonym of '' Alaba'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 * Bombyxinus Bélanger in Lesson, 1834: synonym of ''

'' Rang, 1829 * ''Dialessa'' Iredale, 1955: synonym of ''

'' A. Adams, 1860 * ''Gibborissoa'' Cossmann, 1921: synonym of '' Gibborissoia'' Sacco, 1895 * ''Macertexta'' Laseron, 1955: synonym of ''

'' A. Adams, 1860 * ''Pseudobittium'' Dautzenberg, 1890: synonym of '' Alaba'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 * ''Touzinia'' Cossmann, 1916 †: synonym of '' Gibborissoia'' Sacco, 1895

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Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Litiopidae-stub