Litiopidae

Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.[3]

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Litiopidae

Diversity[2]
16–18 extant species

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

Genera

Genera within the family Litiopidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Abaconia Clench, 1938: synonym of Litiopa Rang, 1829
  • Australaba Laseron, 1956: synonym of Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Bombyxinus Bélanger in Lesson, 1834: synonym of Litiopa Rang, 1829
  • Dialessa Iredale, 1955: synonym of Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
  • Gibborissoa Cossmann, 1921: synonym of Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895
  • Macertexta Laseron, 1955: synonym of Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
  • Pseudobittium Dautzenberg, 1890: synonym of Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Touzinia Cossmann, 1916 †: synonym of Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895

References

  1. 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
  2. Strong E. E., Colgan D. J., Healy J. M., Lydeard C., Ponder W. F. & Glaubrecht M. (2011). "Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 162(1): 43-89. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00670.x.
  3. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  4. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138133 on 2011-06-26
  5. Gofas, 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
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