Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Littorinoidea > Family Littorinidae > Subfamily Littorininae > Genus Littorina

Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

LittorinaFérussac, 1822accepted genus name
Litorina Menke, 1828 synonym

Species group names

Litorina groenlandica Menke, 1830 synonym
Litorina sulcata Menke, 1830 synonym
Litorina tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803) synonym
Litorina tenebrosa var. intermedia Forbes & Hanley, 1850 synonym
Littorina castanea Deshayes in Deshayes & Milne Edwards, 1843 synonym
Littorina danieli Locard, 1886 synonym
Littorina groenlandica (Menke, 1830) synonym
Littorina marmorata Pfeiffer, 1839 synonym
Littorina neglecta Bean, 1844 synonym
Littorina nervillei Dautzenberg, 1893 synonym
Littorina nigrolineata Gray, 1839 synonym
Littorina patula Thorpe, 1844 synonym
Littorina rudis (Maton, 1797) synonym
Littorina rudis var. albida Dautzenberg, 1887 synonym
Littorina rudis var. aurantia Dautzenberg, 1887 synonym
Littorina rudis var. globosa Jeffreys, 1865 synonym
Littorina saxatilis Johnston, 1842 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. bynei Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1912 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. elata Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1912 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. flammulata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. fulva Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. fusca Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. groenlandica (Menke, 1830) synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. intermedia Forbes & Hanley, 1850 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. laevis Jeffreys, 1865 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. lineata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. lutea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. matoni Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1912 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. rudis (Maton, 1797) synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. sanguinea Dautzenberg & Durouchoux, 1900 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. similis Jeffreys, 1865 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. tessellata Dautzenberg, 1893 synonym
Littorina saxatilis var. trifasciata Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1912 synonym
Littorina saxoides Nardo, 1847 synonym
Littorina simplex Reeve, 1857 synonym
Littorina tenebrosa (Montagu, 1803) synonym
Littorina zonaria Bean, 1844 synonym
Turbo albocinctus Link, 1807 synonym
Turbo davidis Röding, 1798 synonym
Turbo diminutus Link, 1807 synonym
Turbo groenlandicus Röding, 1798 synonym
Turbo jugosus Montagu, 1803 synonym
Turbo obligatus Say, 1822 synonym
Turbo rudis Maton, 1797 synonym
Turbo rudissimus Johnston, 1842 synonym
Turbo saxatilis Olivi, 1792 synonym
Turbo tenebrosus Montagu, 1803 synonym
Turbo vestitus Say, 1822 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): steinsnegl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: ungefødende strandsnegl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: donkere alikruik; ruwe alikruik sources: Adema, J.P.H.M.; de Bruyne, R.H.; Perk, F.A. (1989). Preliminary name list of marine molluscs and shells, regularly washed ashore along the coasts of the Netherlands and Belgium [Voorlopige naamlijst van de mariene mollusken en de regelmatig langs de kust van Nederland en België aangespoelde schelpensoorten]. De Strandvlo 9(2): 49-59;Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
 English: black-lined periwinkle; rough periwinkle sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
 English-United States: Black-lined Periwinkle; Rough Periwinkle sources: Charles Hussey
 French: littorine des rochers; littorine rugueuse sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.;Chabot, R. & Rossignol, A. 2003. Algues et faune du littoral du Saint-Laurent maritime: Guide d'identification. Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Rimouski; Pêches et Océans Canada (Institut Maurice-Lamontagne), Mont-Joli. 113 pages.
 German: dunkle Strandschnecke; kleine Strandschnecke; rauher Strandschnecke sources: Leewis, R. (2002). Flora en fauna van de zee [Marine flora and fauna]. Veldgids, 16. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-153-X. 320 pp.;Unterwasser-Welt Ostsee;Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.
 Norwegian: steinsnegl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: steinsnegl sources: Zool. Adriatica, 334 pp.
 Norwegian Nynorsk: steinsnigel sources: Zool. Adriatica, 334 pp.
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): steinsnigel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: vivipar strandsnäcka

Literature

original description

Olivi, G., 1792. Zoologia Adriatica ossia Catalogo ragionata degli Animali del Golfo e delle Laguna di Venezia; preceduto da una Dissertazione sulla Storia fiscia e naturale del Golfo; e accompagnato da Memorie, ed Osservazioni di Fiscia Storia naturale ed Economia: i-xxxiii, 1-334, Plates 1-9. Bassano.

basis of record

Reid D.G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of Littorina. The Ray Society 463p.

additional source

Reid D.G. (1989) The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 324: 1-110.

additional source

Janson K. 1985. A morphologic and genetic analysis of Littorina saxatilis (Prosobranchia) from Venice, and on the problem of saxatilis-rudis nomenclature. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 24(1): 51-59.

additional source

Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].

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Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Biodiversity Heritage Library (75 publications)
Barcode of Life (65 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Gofas, S. (2014). Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140264

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Occurrence

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2004-12-21 by Serge Gofas

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