Nodilittorina Explained

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

Many species that were previously placed in this genus have been moved to the genus Echinolittorina.

Species

Species within the genus Nodilittorina include:

• † Nodolittorina guespellensis Dolin & Pacaud, 2000 ^[2]
• † Nodolittorina lozoueti Dolin & Pacaud, 2000
• Nodilittorina pyramidalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Nomen nudum:

• Nodilittorina quadricincta (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Nodilittorina acutispira (E. A. Smith, 1892): synonym of Afrolittorina acutispira (E. A. Smith, 1892)
• Nodilittorina africana (F. Krauss in Philippi, 1847): synonym of Afrolittorina africana (F. Krauss in Philippi, 1847) (superseded combination)
• Nodilittorina albicarinata (McLean, 1970): synonym of Echinolittorina albicarinata (McLean, 1970)
• Nodilittorina angustior (Mörch, 1876): synonym of Echinolittorina angustior (Mörch, 1876)
• Nodilittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847): synonym of Austrolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847)
• Nodilittorina apicina (Menke, 1851): synonym of Echinolittorina apicina (Menke, 1851)
• Nodilittorina arabica El Assal, 1990: synonym of Echinolittorina arabica (El Assal, 1990)
• Nodilittorina araucana (d'Orbigny, 1840): synonym of Austrolittorina araucana (d'Orbigny, 1840)
• Nodilittorina aspera (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Echinolittorina aspera (Philippi, 1846)
• Nodilittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Echinolittorina atrata (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Nodilittorina australis (Gray, 1826): synonym of Echinolittorina australis (Gray, 1826)
• Nodilittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833): synonym of Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Nodilittorina cinerea (Pease, 1869): synonym of Echinolittorina cinerea (Pease, 1869)
• Nodilittorina conspersa (Philippi, 1847): synonym of Echinolittorina conspersa (Philippi, 1847)
• Nodilittorina dilatata (d'Orbigny, 1841): synonym of Echinolittorina dilatata (d'Orbigny, 1841)
• Nodilittorina dubiosa (C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of Echinolittorina dubiosa (C. B. Adams, 1852)
• Nodilittorina eudeli (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915): synonym of Echinolittorina melanacme (E. A. Smith, 1876)
• Nodilittorina exigua (Dunker, 1860): synonym of Echinolittorina radiata (Souleyet, 1852)
• Nodilittorina feejeensis (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Echinolittorina feejeensis (Reeve, 1857)
• Nodilittorina fernandezensis (Rosewater, 1970): synonym of Austrolittorina fernandezensis (Rosewater, 1970)
• Nodilittorina fuscolineata D. Reid, 2002: synonym of Echinolittorina fuscolineata (D. Reid, 2002)
• Nodilittorina galapagiensis (Stearns, 1892): synonym of Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846)
• Nodilittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Echinolittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845) (recombination)
• Nodilittorina granularis (Gray, 1839): synonym of Echinolittorina miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Nodilittorina hawaiiensis Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981: synonym of Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981)
• Nodilittorina helenae (E. A. Smith, 1890): synonym of Echinolittorina helenae (E. A. Smith, 1890) (recombination)
• Nodilittorina interrupta (Philippi, 1847): synonym of Echinolittorina interrupta (Philippi, 1847)
• Nodilittorina knysnaensis (F. Krauss in Philippi, 1847): synonym of Afrolittorina knysnaensis (F. Krauss in Philippi, 1847) (superseded combination)
• Nodilittorina lineolata (d'Orbigny, 1840): synonym of Echinolittorina lineolata (d'Orbigny, 1840)
• Nodilittorina meleagris (Potiez & Michaud, 1838): synonym of Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
• Nodilittorina mespillum (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824): synonym of Echinolittorina mespillum (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)
• Nodilittorina millegrana (Philippi, 1848): synonym of Echinolittorina millegrana (Philippi, 1848)
• Nodilittorina modesta (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Echinolittorina modesta (Philippi, 1846)
• Nodilittorina mordax Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982: synonym of Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
• Nodilittorina natalensis (F. Krauss in Philippi, 1847): synonym of Echinolittorina natalensis (Philippi, 1847) (superseded combination)
• Nodilittorina nodosa (Gray, 1839): synonym of Echinolittorina australis (Gray, 1826)
• Nodilittorina parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of Echinolittorina parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864)
• Nodilittorina pascua (Rosewater, 1970): synonym of Echinolittorina pascua (Rosewater, 1970)
• Nodilittorina paytensis (Philippi, 1847): synonym of Echinolittorina paytensis (Philippi, 1847)
• Nodilittorina penicillata (Carpenter, 1864): synonym of Echinolittorina penicillata (Carpenter, 1864)
• Nodilittorina peruviana (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Echinolittorina peruviana (Lamarck, 1822)
• Nodilittorina pintado (Wood, 1828): synonym of Littoraria pintado (Wood, 1828)
• Nodilittorina porcata (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Echinolittorina porcata (Philippi, 1846)
• Nodilittorina praetermissa (May, 1909): synonym of Afrolittorina praetermissa (May, 1909)
• Nodilittorina punctata (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Echinolittorina punctata (Gmelin, 1791) (recombination)
• Nodilittorina radiata (Souleyet, 1852): synonym of Echinolittorina radiata (Souleyet, 1852)
• Nodilittorina riisei (Mörch, 1876): synonym of Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
• Nodilittorina santelenae D. Reid, 2002: synonym of Echinolittorina santelenae (D. Reid, 2002)
• Nodilittorina striata (P. P. King, 1832): synonym of Tectarius striatus (P. P. King, 1832)
• Nodilittorina subnodosa (Philippi, 1847): synonym of Echinolittorina subnodosa (Philippi, 1847) (superseded combination)
• Nodilittorina sundaica (Van Regteren Altena, 1945): synonym of Echinolittorina sundaica (Van Regteren Altena, 1945)
• Nodilittorina tenuistriata D. Reid, 2002: synonym of Echinolittorina tenuistriata (D. Reid, 2002)
• Nodilittorina trochoides (Gray, 1839): synonym of Echinolittorina pascua (Rosewater, 1970)
• Nodilittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828): synonym of Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828)
• Nodilittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826): synonym of Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826)
• Nodilittorina vermeiji Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982: synonym of Echinolittorina vermeiji (Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982)
• Nodilittorina vidua (Gould, 1859): synonym of Echinolittorina vidua (Gould, 1859)
• Nodilittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791)

References

• Bandel, K. & D. Kadolsky (1982). Western Atlantic Species of Nodolittorina (Gastropda: Prosobranchia): comparative morphology and its functional, ecological, phylogenetic and taxonomic implications. Veliger 25 (1): 1-42

External links

• GBIF
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
• Reid, D. G.; Williams, S. T. (2004). The subfamily Littorininae (Gastropoda, Littorinidae) in the temperate Southern Hemisphere: the genera Nodilittorina, Austrolittorina and Afrolittorina. Records of the Australian Museum. 56: 75-122

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nodilittorina Martens, 1897. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138137 on 2021-10-03
2. Dolin C. & Pacaud J.M., 2000. - Deux espèces nouvelles de l'Eocène moyen français rapportées au genre Nodolittorina (Gastropoda, Littorinidae). Cossmanniana 7(1-4): 53-62