Laevilitorina Explained

Laevilitorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.^[1]

Species

Species in the genus Laevilitorina include:

• Laevilitorina alta (Powell, 1940)
• Laevilitorina antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1902)
• Laevilitorina antipodum (Filhol, 1880)
• Laevilitorina aucklandica (Powell, 1933)
• Laevilitorina bifasciata (Suter, 1913
• Laevilitorina bruniensis (Beddome, 1883)
• Laevilitorina caliginosa (Gould, 1849)
• Laevilitorina claviformis Preston, 1916
• Laevilitorina delli (Powell, 1955)
• Laevilitorina granum Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886
• Laevilitorina hamiltoni (E.A. Smith, 1898)
• Laevilitorina heardensis Dell, 1964
• Laevilitorina johnstoni (Cotton, 1945)
• Laevilitorina kingensis (May, 1924)
• Laevilitorina latior Preston, 1912
• Laevilitorina macphersonae (Dell, 1964)
• Laevilitorina mariae (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 (Lamy, 1905)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Laevilitorina antarctica (Martens, 1885): synonym of Laevilacunaria antarctica (Martens, 1885)
• Laevilitorina bennetti (Preston, 1916): synonym of Laevilacunaria bennetti (Preston, 1916)
• Laevilitorina bennetti Preston, 1912: synonym of Eatoniella bennetti (Preston, 1912)
• Laevilitorina burni Ponder, 1976: synonym of Laevilitorina johnstoni (Cotton, 1945)
• Laevilitorina coriacea (Melvill & Standen, 1907): synonym of Laevilitorina caliginosa (Gould, 1849)
• Laevilitorina cystophora Finlay, 1924: synonym of Rissoella cystophora (Finlay, 1924)
• Laevilitorina elongata Pelseneer, 1903: synonym of Laevilitorina caliginosa (Gould, 1849)
• Laevilitorina iredalei Brookes, 1926: synonym of Elachisina iredalei (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

Notes and References

1. 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