Echinolittorina
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Echinolittorina is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae
, the winkles.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Echinolittorina :
Species brought into synonymy :
Subgenera in the genus Echinolittorina include:
Genus
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of small sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae
Littorinidae
Littorinidae is a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found world-wide.-Names:...
, the winkles.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Echinolittorina :
- Echinolittorina albicarinataEchinolittorina albicarinataEchinolittorina albicarinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
(McLean, 1970) - Echinolittorina angustiorEchinolittorina angustiorEchinolittorina angustior is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Mörch, 1876) - Echinolittorina apicinaEchinolittorina apicinaEchinolittorina apicina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Menke, 1851) - Echinolittorina arabicaEchinolittorina arabicaEchinolittorina arabica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(El Assal, 1990) - Echinolittorina asperaEchinolittorina asperaEchinolittorina aspera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1846) - Echinolittorina atrataEchinolittorina atrataEchinolittorina atrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(C.B. Adams, 1852) - Echinolittorina australisEchinolittorina australisEchinolittorina australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Gray, 1826) - Echinolittorina austrotrochoidesEchinolittorina austrotrochoidesEchinolittorina austrotrochoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
Reid, 2007 - Echinolittorina biangulataEchinolittorina biangulataEchinolittorina biangulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Martens, 1897) - Echinolittorina cecilleiEchinolittorina cecilleiEchinolittorina cecillei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1851) - Echinolittorina cinereaEchinolittorina cinereaEchinolittorina cinerea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Pease, 1869) - Echinolittorina conspersaEchinolittorina conspersaEchinolittorina conspersa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1847) - Echinolittorina dilatataEchinolittorina dilatataEchinolittorina dilatata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(d'Orbigny, 1842) - Echinolittorina dubiosaEchinolittorina dubiosaEchinolittorina dubiosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(C.B. Adams, 1852) - Echinolittorina feejeensisEchinolittorina feejeensisEchinolittorina feejeensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Reeve, 1857) - Echinolittorina fernandezensisEchinolittorina fernandezensisEchinolittorina fernandezensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
(Rosewater, 1870) - Echinolittorina fuscolineataEchinolittorina fuscolineataEchinolittorina fuscolineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
(Reid, 2002) - Echinolittorina granosaEchinolittorina granosaEchinolittorina granosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1845) - Echinolittorina hawaiiensisEchinolittorina hawaiiensisEchinolittorina hawaiiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981) - Echinolittorina helenaeEchinolittorina helenaeEchinolittorina helenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(E.A. Smith, 1890) - Echinolittorina interruptaEchinolittorina interruptaEchinolittorina interrupta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(C.B. Adams in Philippi, 1847) - Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C.B. Adams, 1850)
- Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846)
- Echinolittorina leucostictaEchinolittorina leucostictaEchinolittorina leucosticta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1847) - Echinolittorina lineolataEchinolittorina lineolataEchinolittorina lineolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(d’Orbigny, 1840) - Echinolittorina malaccanaEchinolittorina malaccanaEchinolittorina malaccana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1847) - Echinolittorina marisrubriEchinolittorina marisrubriEchinolittorina marisrubri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Reid, 2007 - Echinolittorina marquesensisEchinolittorina marquesensisEchinolittorina marquesensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
Reid, 2007 - Echinolittorina melanacmeEchinolittorina melanacmeEchinolittorina melanacme is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(E.A. Smith, 1876) - Echinolittorina meleagrisEchinolittorina meleagrisEchinolittorina meleagris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Beck in Potiez & Michaud, 1838) - Echinolittorina mespillumEchinolittorina mespillumEchinolittorina mespillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Mühlfeld, 1824) - Echinolittorina miliarisEchinolittorina miliarisEchinolittorina miliaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) - Echinolittorina millegranaEchinolittorina millegranaEchinolittorina millegrana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1848) - Echinolittorina modestaEchinolittorina modestaEchinolittorina modesta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1846) - Echinolittorina natalensisEchinolittorina natalensisEchinolittorina natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1847) - Echinolittorina novaezelandiaeEchinolittorina novaezelandiaeEchinolittorina novaezelandiae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
(Reeve, 1857) - Echinolittorina omanensisEchinolittorina omanensisEchinolittorina omanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Reid, 2007 - Echinolittorina parcipictaEchinolittorina parcipictaEchinolittorina parcipicta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Carpenter, 1864) - Echinolittorina pascuaEchinolittorina pascuaEchinolittorina pascua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-References:...
(Rosewater, 1970) - Echinolittorina paytensisEchinolittorina paytensisEchinolittorina paytensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1847) - Echinolittorina penicillataEchinolittorina penicillataEchinolittorina penicillata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Carpenter, 1864) - Echinolittorina peruvianaEchinolittorina peruvianaEchinolittorina peruviana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Echinolittorina philippinensisEchinolittorina philippinensisEchinolittorina philippinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
Reid, 2007 - Echinolittorina placidaEchinolittorina placidaEchinolittorina placida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles....
Reid, 2009 - Echinolittorina porcataEchinolittorina porcataEchinolittorina porcata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1846) - Echinolittorina pulchellaEchinolittorina pulchellaEchinolittorina pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Dunker, 1845) - Echinolittorina punctataEchinolittorina punctataEchinolittorina punctata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Echinolittorina quadricinctaEchinolittorina quadricinctaEchinolittorina quadricincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
(Mühlfeld, 1824) - Echinolittorina radiataEchinolittorina radiataEchinolittorina radiata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Souleyet in Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852) - Echinolittorina reticulataEchinolittorina reticulataEchinolittorina reticulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Anton, 1838) - Echinolittorina santelenaeEchinolittorina santelenaeEchinolittorina santelenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Reid, 2002) - Echinolittorina subnodosaEchinolittorina subnodosaEchinolittorina subnodosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1847) - Echinolittorina sundaicaEchinolittorina sundaicaEchinolittorina sundaica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(van Regteren Altena, 1945) - Echinolittorina tenuistriataEchinolittorina tenuistriataEchinolittorina tenuistriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-External links:*...
(Reid, 2002) - Echinolittorina tricinctaEchinolittorina tricinctaEchinolittorina tricincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Reid, 2007 - Echinolittorina tuberculataEchinolittorina tuberculataEchinolittorina tuberculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Menke, 1828) - Echinolittorina vermeijiEchinolittorina vermeijiEchinolittorina vermeiji is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982) - Echinolittorina viduaEchinolittorina viduaEchinolittorina vidua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Gould, 1859) - Echinolittorina wallaceanaEchinolittorina wallaceanaEchinolittorina wallaceana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Reid, 2007 - Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Echinolittorina galapagiensis (Stearns, 1892) : synonym of Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846)
- Echinolittorina pyramidalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) : synonym of Nodilittorina pyramidalisNodilittorina pyramidalisNodilittorina pyramidalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) - Echinolittorina trochoides (Gray, 1839) : synonym of Echinolittorina pascua (Rosewater, 1970)
- Echinolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826) : synonym of Austrolittorina unifasciataAustrolittorina unifasciataAustrolittorina unifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-Distribution:...
(Gray, 1826)
Subgenera in the genus Echinolittorina include:
- subgenus Amerolittorina Reid, 2009
- subgenus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956
- subgenus Fossarilittorina Rosewater, 1981
- subgenus Lineolittorina Reid, 2009
Further reading
- S. T. Williams, and D. G. Reid, Speciation and Diversity on Tropical Rocky Shores: a Global Phylogeny of Snails of the Genus Echinolittorina, Evolution, Volume 58, Issue 10, pages 2227–2251, October 2004
- David G. Reid, Kalpana Lal, Jacqueline Mackenzie-Dodds, Fontje Kaligis, D. Timothy J. Littlewood, Suzanne T. Williams : Comparative phylogeography and species boundaries in Echinolittorina snails in the central Indo-West Pacific, Journal of Biogeography, Volume 33, Issue 6, pages 990–1006, June 2006