Tectarius
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Tectarius is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Littorinidae
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species brought into synonymy :
Subgenus Tectarius (Echininus) represented as Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 (alternate representation)
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of 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)
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 mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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 within the genus Tectarius include:- Tectarius antoniiTectarius antoniiTectarius antonii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles.-References:...
(Philippi, 1846) - Tectarius coronatusTectarius coronatusTectarius coronatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Valenciennes, 1832) - Tectarius cumingiiTectarius cumingiiTectarius cumingii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1846) - Tectarius grandinatusTectarius grandinatusTectarius grandinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Tectarius granosusTectarius granosusTectarius granosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1845) - Tectarius niuensisTectarius niuensisTectarius niuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Reid & Geller, 1997 - Tectarius pagodusTectarius pagodusTectarius pagodus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Tectarius rusticusTectarius rusticusTectarius rusticus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1846) - Tectarius spinulosusTectarius spinulosusTectarius spinulosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1847) - Tectarius striatusTectarius striatusTectarius striatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(King & Broderip, 1832) - Tectarius tectumpersicumTectarius tectumpersicumTectarius tectumpersicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Tectarius viviparusTectarius viviparusTectarius viviparus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Rosewater, 1982)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Tectarius miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) : synonym of 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) - Tectarius montrouzieri P. Fischer, 1878 : synonym of Perrinia angulifera (A. Adams, 1853)
- Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Cenchritis muricatusCenchritis muricatusCenchritis muricatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subgenus Tectarius (Echininus) represented as Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 (alternate representation)