Litiopa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Litiopidae.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Litiopa:[1]

Former species
  • Litiopa bucciniformis Hornung & Mermod, 1926 - synonymized with Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1931)
  • Litiopa effusa C. B. Adams, 1850 - synonymized with Monoplex pilearis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Litiopa obesa C. B. Adams, 1850 - synonymized with Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
  • Litiopa saxicola C. B. Adams, 1852 - synonymized with Elachisina saxicola (C. B. Adams, 1852)

References

  1. ^ a b Litiopa Rang, 1829. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 Mar 2025.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Bouchet P. (2002) Gone with the wind: a pelagic marine snail described as an endemic land snail from the Bahamas. The Nautilus 116(1):32-35.
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp


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