All Species
163 Species in Family Littorinidae
Nominal species list for Littorinidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Afrolittorina acutispira (Smith, 1892)
Afrolittorina africana (Krauss, 1847) African periwinkle
Afrolittorina knysnaensis (Krauss, 1847)
Afrolittorina praetermissa (May, 1909)
Algamorda newcombiana (Hempill, 1876) Newcomb's littorine snail
Aquilonaria turneri Dall, 1886
Austrolittorina antipodum (Philippi, 1847) Banded periwinkle
Austrolittorina araucana (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Austrolittorina fernandezensis (Rosewater, 1970)
Austrolittorina unifasciata (Gray, 1826)
Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)
Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Beaded periwinkle
Echininus cummingi (Philippi, 1847)
Echininus nodulosus (Pfeiffer, 1839) False prickly winkle
Echinolittorina albicarinata (McLean, 1970)
Echinolittorina angustior (Morch, 1876) Slender periwinkle
Echinolittorina arabica (El Assal, 1990)
Echinolittorina aspera (Philippi, 1846)
Echinolittorina atrata (Adams, 1852)
Echinolittorina australis (Gray, 1826)
Echinolittorina cinerea (Pease, 1869) Marine snail
Echinolittorina feejeensis (Reeve, 1857)
Echinolittorina fuscolineata (Reid, 2002)
Echinolittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845)
Echinolittorina hawaiiensis (Rosewater & Kadolsky, 1981)
Echinolittorina helenae (Smith, 1890)
Echinolittorina interrupta (Philippi, 1847) Interrupted periwinkle
Echinolittorina lemniscata (Philippi, 1846)
Echinolittorina leucosticta (Philippi, 1847) Biangular prickly-winkle
Echinolittorina lineolata (D'Orbigny, 1840) Lineolate periwinkle
Echinolittorina malaccana (Philippi, 1847)
Echinolittorina marquesensis Reid, 2007
Echinolittorina melanacme (Smith, 1876)
Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) White-spot periwinkle
Echinolittorina miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Echinolittorina millegrana (Philippi, 1848) Granular prickly-winkle
Echinolittorina modesta (Philippi, 1846)
Echinolittorina natalensis (Philippi, 1847)
Echinolittorina novaezelandiae (Reeve, 1857)
Echinolittorina parcipicta (Carpenter, 1864)
Echinolittorina pascua (Rosewater, 1970)
Echinolittorina paytensis (Philippi, 1847)
Echinolittorina penicillata (Carpenter, 1864)
Echinolittorina peruviana (Lamarck, 1822)
Echinolittorina philippinensis Reid, 2007
Echinolittorina placida Reid, 2009
Echinolittorina porcata (Philippi, 1846)
Echinolittorina pulchella (Dunker, 1845)
Echinolittorina punctata (Gmelin, 1791)
Echinolittorina radiata (Souleyet, 1852)
Echinolittorina reticulata (Anton, 1838)
Echinolittorina santelenae (Reid, 2002)
Echinolittorina subnodosa (Philippi, 1847)
Echinolittorina sundaica (Van Regteren Altena, 1945)
Echinolittorina tenuistriata (Reid, 2002)
Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828) Common prickly winkle
Echinolittorina vermeiji (Bandel & Kadolsky, 1982)
Echinolittorina vidua (Gould, 1859)
Echinolittorina wallaceana Reid, 2007
Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791) Zebra periwinkle
Haloconcha minor Dall, 1919 Lesser lacuna
Haloconcha reflexa (Dall, 1884) Reflexed lacuna
Lacuna abyssicola Melvill & Standen, 1912
Lacuna carinata Gould, 1848 Carinate lacuna
Lacuna cleicecabrale Barros, 1994
Lacuna cossmanni Locard, 1897
Lacuna crassior (Montagu, 1803) Thick lacuna
Lacuna marmorata Dall, 1919 Chink snail
Lacuna neritoidea Gould, 1840
Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778) Pale lacuna
Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) Tiny lacuna
Lacuna picta Watson, 1880
Lacuna porrecta Carpenter, 1864
Lacuna pumilio Smith, 1890
Lacuna succinea Berry, 1953 Amber lacuna
Lacuna unifasciata Carpenter, 1856 One-band lacuna
Lacuna vaginata (Dall, 1918) Delightful lacuna
Lacuna variegata Carpenter, 1864 Variegate lacuna
Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803) Northern lacuna
Laevilacunaria antarctica Martens, 1895
Laevilacunaria bennetti (Preston, 1916)
Laevilacunaria bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916)
Laevilitorina bennetti (Preston, 1916)
Laevilitorina caliginosa (Gould, 1849)
Laevilitorina coriacea (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
Laevilitorina elongata Pelseneer, 1903
Laevilitorina granum Pfeffer, 1886
Laevilitorina latior Preston, 1912
Laevilitorina pygmaea Pfeffer, 1886
Laevilitorina umbilicata Pfeffer, 1886
Laevilitorina venusta Pfeffer, 1886
Laevilitorina wandelensis (Lamy, 1907)
Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) Mangrove periwinkle
Littoraria ardouiniana (Heude, 1885)
Littoraria articulata (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria carinifera (Menke, 1830) Carinate periwinkle
Littoraria cingulata (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria coccinea (Gmelin, 1791) Scarlet periwinkle
Littoraria flammea Philippi, 1847
Littoraria intermedia (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) Marsh periwinkle
Littoraria melanostoma (Gray, 1839)
Littoraria nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822) Cloudy periwinkle
Littoraria pallescens (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria pintado (Wood, 1828) Dotted periwinkle
Littoraria strigata (Philippi, 1846)
Littoraria subvittata Reid, 1986 Estuarine periwinkle
Littoraria tessellata (Philippi, 1847)
Littoraria undulata (Gray, 1839) Undulate periwinkle
Littorina aleutica Dall, 1872
Littorina angustior (Morch, 1876) Narrow periwinkle
Littorina arcana Ellis, 1978
Littorina brevicula (Philippi, 1844)
Littorina coccinea (Gmelin, 1791)
Littorina compressa Jeffreys, 1865 Black-lined periwinkle
Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825) Flat periwinkle
Littorina fasciata Gray, 1839
Littorina flava King & Broderip, 1832
Littorina irrorata (Say, 1822)
Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978 Eroded periwinkle
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) Common periwinkle
Littorina mariae Sacchi & Rastelli, 1966
Littorina meleagris (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) White-spotted periwinkle
Littorina mespillum (Muhlfeld, 1824)
Littorina nebulosa (Lamarck, 1822)
Littorina neglecta Bean, 1844
Littorina nigrolineata Gray, 1839 Black lined periwinkle
Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellow periwinkle
Littorina planaxis Philippi, 1847
Littorina plena Gould, 1849
Littorina pullata Carpenter, 1864
Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Rough periwinkle
Littorina scabra (Linnaeus, 1758) Scabra periwinkle
Littorina scutulata Gould, 1849 Checkered periwinkle
Littorina sitkana Philippi, 1846 Sitka periwinkle
Littorina squalida Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829
Littorina striata (Vallot, 1801)
Littorina subrotundata (Carpenter, 1864)
Littorina zebra unspecified
Littorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791)
Mainwaringia leithii (Smith, 1876)
Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Small periwinkle
Nodilittorina dilatata (d'Orbigny, 1842) Pricklywinkle
Nodilittorina mespillum (Megerle von Muhlfeld, 1824) Brown periwinkle
Nodilittorina pyramidalis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Pyramidal prickly-winkle
Nodilittorina riisei (Morch, 1876)
Peasiella conoidalis (Pease, 1868)
Peasiella infracostata (Issel, 1869)
Peasiella isseli (Issel, 1869)
Peasiella roepstorffiana (Nevill, 1885)
Pellilitorina pellita (Martens, 1885)
Pellilitorina setosa (Smith, 1875)
Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846) False pricklywinkle
Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes, 1833 Coronate prickly-winkle
Tectarius cumingii (Philippi, 1847)
Tectarius grandinatus (Gmelin, 1791) Hailstorm prickly-winkle
Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tectarius padmiae Dekkers & Ngo, 2021
Tectarius pagodus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pagoda prickly-winkle
Tectarius spinulosus (Philippi, 1847)
Tectarius tuberculatus unspecified
Tectarius viviparus (Rosewater, 1982)
Tectininus nodulosus (Pfeiffer, 1839)
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