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Gastropoda: : Littorinoidea: Littorinidae

Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)


Range: 74°N to 39°N; 74°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 110 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 13.5  mm

Synonymy

Neritoides littoralis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Turbo littoralis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Litorina neritoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Turbo neritoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Litorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Turbo obtusatus Linnaeus, 1758
Litorina palliata (Say, 1822) 
Turbo palliatus Say, 1822
Turbo retusus Lamarck, 1822
Turbo neritiformis Brown, 1827
Littorina squalida Gould, 1841
Litorina arctica Möller, 1842
Litorina fasciata Menke, 1845
Litorina ioides Menke, 1845
Litorina unicolor Menke, 1845
Littorina zonata Menke, 1845
Littorelaea pulteneyii Gray, 1847
Littorina elatiorangulata Middendorff, 1849
Littorina globosa Middendorff, 1849
Littorina normalis Middendorff, 1849
Littorina obtusataea Middendorff, 1849
Littorina angulata M. Sars, 1851
Littorina elatior M. Sars, 1851
Littorina laevior Mörch, 1857
Littorina peconica S. Smith, 1860
Littorina ornata Jeffreys, 1865
Neritoides aestuarii (Jeffreys, 1869) 
Littorina aestuarii Jeffreys, 1869
Littorina coarctata G. O. Sars, 1878
Littorina aurantia Dautzenberg, 1893
Littorina citrina Dautzenberg, 1893
Littorina planispira Martel, 1901
Littorina alternata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina ambigua Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina balteata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina carinata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina castanea Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina contabulata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina exserta Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina fusca Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina inversicolor Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina lineolata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina lutea Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina olivacea Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina rhabdota Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina rubens Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina tessellata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina umbilicata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina auricularia Schlesch, 1916
Littorina carinata Schlesch, 1916
Littorina albescens Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1925
Littorina albida Schlesch, 1930
Littorina pulchra Schlesch, 1930
Littorina virescens Schlesch, 1930
Littorina magnei Sacchi, 1961
Littorina torquata Sacchi, 1963

Details


Turbo obtusatus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 761, Not figured
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: in O[ceano] Septentrionali
Range: 74°N to 39°N; 74°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 110 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Canada: Labrador, Quebec, New Brunswick; USA: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey
References: Posselt & Jensen (1899) D{N}; Thorson (1941) SE; Fretter & Graham (1980) E; Reid (1996) N
Combining Genera:  Litorina

Littorina aestuarii Jeffreys, 1869, 
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 9.6 mm
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1915) s; Reid (1996) sTM
Combining Genera:  Neritoides

Littorina albescens Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1925, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina albida Schlesch, 1930, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Dautzenberg
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Philippi, 1848.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. alternata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 121, pl. 4, fig. 7, pl. 3, fig. 2
[Not available]
Type Locality: Pointe de Rochebonne
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina obtusata var. ambigua Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 109, pl. 4, fig. 5, pl. 2, fig. 6
[Not available]
Type Locality: Hamerfest
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Philippi, 1848.

Littorina arctica var. angulata M. Sars, 1851, p. 181, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Tromsö [Norway]
References: Reid (1996) s

Litorina arctica Möller, 1842a, p. 82
[Synonym]
Type Locality: [West] Greenland
Range: 70°N to 60°N; 65°W to 55°W
Depth: 0 m
Maximum Reported Size: 13.5 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Möller (1842a) M; Bequaert (1943) s; Schiötte & Warén (1992) DdNSEW; Reid (1996) sT
Comments: New name for Nerita litoralis of Fabricius (1780), not Linnaeus (1758), a misidentification.

Littorina aurantia Dautzenberg, 1893, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina auricularia Schlesch, 1916, 
[Synonym]
References: Reid (1996) s

Littorina obtusata var. balteata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 109, pl. 4, fig. 4, pl. 2, fig. 5
[Not available]
Type Locality: Vardö
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Reeve, 1857.

Littorina obtusata littoralis monstr. carinatum Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 127-128, pl. 3, fig. 13
[Not available]
Type Locality: Trinité-sur-Mer
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Turbo carinata Woodward, 1833.

Littorina carinata Schlesch, 1916, 
[Synonym]
References: Reid (1996) s

Littorina obtusata var. castanea Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 108-109, pl. 4, fig. 3
[Not available]
Type Locality: Yarmouth; Tromsö; Vardö; Groenland; Saint-Pierre-Miquelon
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Deshayes, 1843.

Littorina citrina Dautzenberg, 1893, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina palliata monstr. coarctata G. O. Sars, 1878, p. 166, pl. 21, fig. 20
[Not available]
Type Locality: Tromso
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific monstrosity.

Littorina obtusata littoralis monstr. contabulatum Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 127, pl. 3, fig. 12
[Not available]
Type Locality: Quiberon
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific monstrosity.

Littorina arctica var. elatior M. Sars, 1851, p. 181, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Tromsö og Havösund [Norway]
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
References: G. O. Sars (1878) M; Reid (1996) s

Littorina obtusata f. elatior angulata Middendorff, 1849b, p. 386, 599, pl. 8, fig. 26-28
[Not available]
Type Locality: Not stated
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina obtusata littoralis monstr. exsertum Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 128, pl. 3, fig. 14
[Not available]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific monstrosity.

Litorina fasciata Menke, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Reid (1996) sT
Comments: Non Gray, 1839.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. fusca Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 118, pl. 4, fig. 4, pl. 2, fig. 15, 17
[Not available]
Attributed to: Menke (1845)
Type Locality: Many localities
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Pfeiffer, 1840.

Littorina obtusata f. globosa Middendorff, 1849b, p. 386-387
[Not available]
Type Locality: Russischen Eismeere
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Dunker, 1845; fig. 17 is L. fabalis (Reid 1996).

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. inversicolor Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 122-123, pl. 4, fig. 8, pl. 2, fig. 11, 18, pl. 3, fig. 3
[Not available]
Type Locality: Many localities
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; figs. 11 and 18 are L. fabalis (Reid 1996).

Litorina ioides Menke, 1845, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of L. obtusata.

Littorina gro/nlandica var. laevior Mörch, 1857b, p. 80, Not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Greenland
Distribution: Greenland
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1915) s; Reid (1996) s

Littorina obtusata var. lineolata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 110, pl. 4, fig. 7, pl. 2, fig. 8
[Not available]
Type Locality: Hamerfest
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non d'Orbigny, 1840.

Turbo littoralis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
Range: 41°N ; 72.5°W
Distribution: USA: New York
References: S. Smith (1860) NSEW; Reid (1989) s
Comments: Misidentification by Fabricius (1780); Nerita littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 is a synonym of Theodoxus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reid 1996).
Combining Genera:  Neritoides

Littorina obtusata var. lutea Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 108, pl. 4, fig. 2
[Not available]
Type Locality: Casco Bay, Maine; Saint-Pierre-Miquelon
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland; USA: Maine
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Philippi, 1847.

Littorina magnei Sacchi, 1961, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Turbo neritiformis Brown, 1827,  pl. 46, fig. 24
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Lough Strangford, Ireland, near Downpatrick
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1915) s; Reid (1996) s

Turbo neritoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1915) s; Reid (1996) s
Comments: Misidentification by Chemnitz, (1781), Schöter (1784), Gmelin (1791) and others.
Combining Genera:  Litorina

Littorina obtusata f. normalis Middendorff, 1849b, p. 386, pl. 8, fig. 24-25
[Not available]
Type Locality: Not stated
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina tenebrosa var. hybr. obtusataea Middendorff, 1849b, p. 391, pl. 8, figs. 1-5
[Not available]
Type Locality: Küsten des Russischen Lapplandes
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. olivacea Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 119, pl. 4, fig. 5, pl. 2, fig. 13-14
[Not available]
Type Locality: Jetée du Pouliguen
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina obtusata var. ornata Jeffreys, 1865a, p. 357, [Forbes & Hanley, pl. 84, fig. 8-10]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Isle of Wight and Southampton
References: Reid (1996) s

Turbo palliatus Say, 1822a, p. 240-241
[Synonym]
Type Locality: New England
Range: 72.38°N to 41.5°N; 72°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 91 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; USA: Maine
References: Posselt & Jensen (1899) DNM; Procter (1933) SEW; Bequaert (1943) s; Reid (1996) sT
Combining Genera:  Litorina

Littorina peconica S. Smith, 1860, p. 155-156
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Peconic Bay, Long Island, New York
Range: 41°N ; 72.5°W
Distribution: USA: New York
References: Bequaert (1943) s; Reid (1996) s

Littorina obtusata var. aurantia monstr. planispira Martel, 1901a, p. 111, [Martel 1901b:221, pl. 1 {sic. 13}, fig. 7]
[Not available]
Type Locality: Cancale [France]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific monstrosity.

Littorina pulchra Schlesch, 1930, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Dautzenberg
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Sowerby, 1832.

Littorelaea pulteneyii Gray, 1847, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Leach
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Nude name.

Turbo retusus Lamarck, 1822b, p. 48-49, [Act. Soc. Linn. 8, pl. 5, fig. 15]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: les mers d'Europe, particulièrment les côtes de la Manche, près de Calais
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Lamarck (1822b) M; Dautzenberg & Fischer (1915) s; Reid (1996) s
Comments: Non Brocchi, 1814.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. rhabdota Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 123, pl. 4, fig. 9, pl. 3, fig. 4
[Not available]
Type Locality: Iles Lofoten
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. rubens Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 118, pl. 4, fig. 3
[Not available]
Attributed to: Menke (1845)
Type Locality: Many localities
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina squalida Gould, 1841, p. 262
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Loven MS
Type Locality: Norway

Littorina obtusata var. tessellata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 110-111, pl. 4, fig. 8, pl. 2, fig. 9
[Not available]
Type Locality: Vardö
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Philippi, 1847.

Littorina torquata Sacchi, 1963, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. umbilicatum Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 128, pl. 3, fig. 15
[Not available]
Type Locality: Locmariaker
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Litorina unicolor Menke, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Reid (1996) sT

Littorina virescens Schlesch, 1930, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Dautzenberg
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina zonata Menke, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Reid (1996) sT
Comments: Nude name in Jeffreys (1839).


Partial List of References

Brown, T. 1827. Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland  [vi] + v, 52 pls. W. H. Lizars, D. Lizars and S. Highley: London. [True date: post 25 Nov.]
Dautzenberg, P. and H. Fischer. 1915. Étude sur le Littorina obtusata et ses variations Journal de Conchyliologie 31 87-128.
Gould, A. A. 1841. Report on the Invertebrata of Massachusetts  xiii + 373 pp. Commissioners on the Zoological and Botanical Survey of the State: Cambridge, Massachusetts. [True date: pre Oct.]
Jeffreys, J. G. 1865. British conchology British Conchology 3 [ii] + 393 pp., frontispiece, 8 pls. John Van Voorst: London.
Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.]
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Martel, H. 1901. Liste de coquilles marines, terrestres & d'eau douce, recueillies aux environs de Cancale. Première partie -- Coquilles marines (suite) La Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes (4)31 109-114. [Stated date: 01 Feb 1901; true date: pre 11 Feb.]
Middendorff, A. T. von. 1849. Beiträge zu einer Malacozoologia Rossica. II. Aufzählung und Beschreibung der zur Meeresfauna Russlands gehörigen einschaler Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg, Sciences Naturelles (6)6 329-516, pls. 1-11.
Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4 76-97.
Mörch, O. A. L. 1857. Fortegnelse over Gro/nlands Blo/ddyr Gro/nland Geographisk og Statistisk Beskrevet 2 75-100 Commission hos Universitetsboghandler: Kjo/benhavn. [Stated date: 08 Apr 1857.]
Sars, G. O. 1878. Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges Artktische Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Articae Norvegiae  xvi + 466 pp., 1 map, pls. 1-34, I-XVIII. Bro/gger: Christiania.
Sars, M. 1851. Beretning om en i Sommeren 1849 foretagen zoologisk Reise i Lofoten og Finmarken Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 6 121-211.
Say, T. 1822. An account of some of the marine shells of the United States Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2 221-248, 257-276, 302-325. [Stated date: -- Jun 1822; true date: -- Jul 1822.]
Smith, S. 1860. On the Mollusca of Peconic and Gardiner's Bays, Long Island, New York Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 7 147-168, 1 foldout table. [Stated date: -- Apr 1860.]

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