Tectarius
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Tectarius is a genus
Genus
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 of sea snail
Sea snail
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s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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 gastropod mollusks 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 within the genus Tectarius include:
  • Tectarius antonii
    Tectarius antonii
    Tectarius 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 coronatus
    Tectarius coronatus
    Tectarius coronatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Valenciennes, 1832)
  • Tectarius cumingii
    Tectarius cumingii
    Tectarius cumingii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Philippi, 1846)
  • Tectarius grandinatus
    Tectarius grandinatus
    Tectarius grandinatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Tectarius granosus
    Tectarius granosus
    Tectarius granosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Philippi, 1845)
  • Tectarius niuensis
    Tectarius niuensis
    Tectarius niuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    Reid & Geller, 1997
  • Tectarius pagodus
    Tectarius pagodus
    Tectarius pagodus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tectarius rusticus
    Tectarius rusticus
    Tectarius rusticus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Philippi, 1846)
  • Tectarius spinulosus
    Tectarius spinulosus
    Tectarius spinulosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Philippi, 1847)
  • Tectarius striatus
    Tectarius striatus
    Tectarius striatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (King & Broderip, 1832)
  • Tectarius tectumpersicum
    Tectarius tectumpersicum
    Tectarius tectumpersicum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....

    (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tectarius viviparus
    Tectarius viviparus
    Tectarius 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 miliaris
    Echinolittorina miliaris
    Echinolittorina 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 muricatus
    Cenchritis muricatus
    Cenchritis 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)
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