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Gastropoda: : Littorinoidea: Littorinidae

Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825)


Range: 69°N to 64°N; 52°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 0 m (live 0 to 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 14.9  mm

Synonymy

Neritoides littoralis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Littorina neritoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Littorina obtusata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758
Litorina fabalis (Turton, 1825) 
Turbo fabalis Turton, 1825
Turbo expansus J. Smith, 1839
Littorina retusa Möller, 1842
Littorina beanii Macgillivray, 1843
Litorina picta Menke, 1845
Litorina limata Lovén, 1846
Nerita subtruncata Nardo, 1847
Litorina vittata Philippi, 1848
Littorina compacta Jeffreys, 1865
Littorina bizonalis Récluz, 1869
Littorina inversicolorreticulata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina minima Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina pachychila Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina reticulata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina ziczac Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915
Littorina mariae Sacchi & Rastelli, 1966
Littorina beeensis Fretter & Graham, 1980
Littorina vadorum Sacchi, 1984

Details


Turbo fabalis Turton, 1825,
[Basis of the current name]
Range: 69°N to 64°N; 52°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 14.9 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Reid (1996) dlNSEWMT
Combining Genera:  Litorina

Littorina beanii Macgillivray, 1843, p. 55, 139-140, [Montagu pl. 10, fig. 2]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Stonehaven to Peterhead; on the Pier-head at Aberdeen
Depth: 0 m (live 0 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 4.5 mm
References: MacGillivray (1843) DdLlM; Reid (1996) s

Littorina mariae beeensis Fretter & Graham, 1980, p. 262
[Synonym]
Attributed to: S. Smith (1979)
Type Locality: Outer Hebrides
References: Reid (1996) sT

Littorina bizonalis Récluz, 1869, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Name introduced in synonymy of L. vittata.

Littorina obtusata var. compacta Jeffreys, 1865a, p. 357
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: Loch Torridon and other parts of the Ross-shire coast; Kiel Bay
References: Reid (1996) s?
Comments: Non Gabb, 1864.

Turbo expansus J. Smith, 1839, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Brown
References: Reid (1996) s

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. inversicolor-reticulata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 123, pl. 4, fig. 10, pl. 3, fig. 7
[Not available]
Type Locality: Many localities
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Litorina limata Lovén, 1846, p. 154
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Bohuslän--Finmark [Finnmark (Reid 1996)]
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
References: Lovén (1846) M; Reid (1996) sT

Neritoides littoralis auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Misidentification by Brown (1827, pl. 43, fig. 15); Lecointre (1950, 1952).

Littorina mariae Sacchi & Rastelli, 1966, 
[Synonym]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Canadian record by Mayhew & Cole (1995) needs confirmation.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. minima Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 112, pl. 2, fig. 11
[Not available]
Type Locality: Kérity, près Paimpol
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

Littorina neritoides auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Misidentification by Brown (1844, pl. 13, figs. 15, 23).

Littorina obtusata auct. non Linnaeus, 1758, 
[Not available]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Misidentification by Troschel (1858) and many others.

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. pachychila Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 113, pl. 2, fig. 12
[Not available]
Type Locality: Wimereux, Pointe aux Oies
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.

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

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. reticulata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 124-125, pl. 4, fig. 11, pl. 3, fig. 5-6
[Not available]
Attributed to: Lister (1678)
Type Locality: Rothéneuf
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific; non Anton, 1838.

Littorina arctica var. retusa Möller, 1842a, p. 82
[Not available]
Type Locality: [West] Greenland
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Nude name.

Nerita subtruncata Nardo, 1847, 
[Synonymy uncertain]
Attributed to: Chiereghini MS
References: Reid (1996) s?

Littorina vadorum Sacchi, 1984, p. 220
[Not available]
Type Locality: Not stated [Vado, Rìa Arosa, Spain]
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Nude name; compared to a population of Littorina mariae from Marismas del Vado, Rìa del Arosa, Spain that is fixed for the color morph "olivacea".

Litorina vittata Philippi, 1848d, p. 64, pl. 7, fig. 11
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Litus Britanniae gallicae
Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm
References: Philippi (1848d) M; Reid (1996) s

Littorina obtusata littoralis var. ziczac Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1915, p. 125, pl. 4, fig. 12, pl. 3, fig. 8-9
[Not available]
Type Locality: Embouchure de l'Adour
References: Reid (1996) s
Comments: Infrasubspecific.


Partial List of References

Dautzenberg, P. and H. Fischer. 1915. Étude sur le Littorina obtusata et ses variations Journal de Conchyliologie 31 87-128.
Fretter, V. and A. Graham. 1980. The prosobranch molluscs of Britain and Denmark. Part 5--Marine Littorinacea Journal of Molluscan Studies, Supplement 7 243-284. [Stated date: -- Aug 1980.]
Jeffreys, J. G. 1865. British conchology British Conchology 3 [ii] + 393 pp., frontispiece, 8 pls. John Van Voorst: London.
Lovén, [S. L.] 1846. Nordens Hafs-Mollusker Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 3 134-160. [Stated date: 13 May 1846.]
MacGillivray, W. 1843. A History of the Molluscous Animals of the Counties of Aberdeen, Kincardine, and Banff  xxiv + 372 pp. London. [True date: post 6 Mar.]
Möller, H. P. C. 1842. Index molluscorum Groenlandiae Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 4 76-97.
Philippi, R. A. 1848. Litorina Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien 3(3) 61-69, pl. 7. [Stated date: -- Feb 1848.]
Sacchi, C. F. 1984. Recherches sur l'ecologie comparee de Littorina obtusata (L.) et de L. mariae Sacchi et Rast. dans la Ria de Arosa, Espagne Nord-Occidentale. I Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia naturale di Milano 125 209-232. [Stated date: 15 Dec 1984.]

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