Laevilitorina
Encyclopedia
Laevilitorina is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusc
s in the family
Littorinidae
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Genus
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of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusc
Mollusca
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s in the family
Family (biology)
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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 or periwinkles.
Species
Species in the genus Laevilitorina include:- Laevilitorina altaLaevilitorina altaLaevilitorina alta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Powell, 1940) - Laevilitorina antarcticaLaevilitorina antarcticaLaevilitorina antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Martens, 1885) - Laevilitorina antipodumLaevilitorina antipodumLaevilitorina antipodum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(FilholHenri FilholHenri Filhol was a French medical doctor, malacologist and naturalist. He served as the expedition doctor and naturalist on the French 1874 Transit of Venus expedition to Campbell Island, New Zealand, with a peak on the island, Filhol Peak, being named after him...
, 1880) - Laevilitorina aucklandicaLaevilitorina aucklandicaLaevilitorina aucklandica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Powell, 1933) - Laevilitorina bennettiLaevilitorina bennettiLaevilitorina bennetti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Preston, 1916) - Laevilitorina bifasciataLaevilitorina bifasciataLaevilitorina bifasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1913 - Laevilitorina bruniensisLaevilitorina bruniensisLaevilitorina bruniensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Beddome, 1883) - Laevilitorina caliginosaLaevilitorina caliginosaLaevilitorina caliginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Gould, 1849) - Laevilitorina claviformisLaevilitorina claviformisLaevilitorina claviformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Preston, 1916 - Laevilitorina coriaceaLaevilitorina coriaceaLaevilitorina coriacea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Melvill & Standen, 1907) - Laevilitorina delliLaevilitorina delliLaevilitorina delli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Powell, 1955) - Laevilitorina elongataLaevilitorina elongataLaevilitorina elongata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Pelseneer, 1903 - Laevilitorina granumLaevilitorina granumLaevilitorina granum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886 - Laevilitorina hamiltoniLaevilitorina hamiltoniLaevilitorina hamiltoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(E.A. Smith, 1898) - Laevilitorina heardensisLaevilitorina heardensisLaevilitorina heardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Dell, 1964 - Laevilitorina johnstoni
- Laevilitorina kingensisLaevilitorina kingensisLaevilitorina kingensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(May, 1924) - Laevilitorina labioflectaLaevilitorina labioflectaLaevilitorina labioflecta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Dell, 1990 - Laevilitorina latior Preston, 1912
- Laevilitorina macphersonaeLaevilitorina macphersonaeLaevilitorina macphersonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Dell, 1964) - Laevilitorina mariae
- Laevilitorina pumiliaLaevilitorina pumiliaLaevilitorina pumilio is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(E.A. Smith, 1875) - Laevilitorina pygmaeaLaevilitorina pygmaeaLaevilitorina pygmaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886 - Laevilitorina umbilicataLaevilitorina umbilicataLaevilitorina umbilicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886 - Laevilitorina venustaLaevilitorina venustaLaevilitorina venusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Pfeffer in Martens & Pfeffer, 1886 - Laevilitorina wandelensisLaevilitorina wandelensisLaevilitorina wandelensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-References:...
(Lamy, 1905)
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1