Tectarius

Tectarius
Shell of Tectarius coronatus at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Tectarius
Valenciennes, 1833
Type species
Tectarius coronatus
Valenciennes, 1833
Synonyms
  • Cidaris Röding, 1798 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cidaris Leske, 1778 [Echinodermata])
  • Echinella Swainson, 1840
  • Echinellopsis Rovereto, 1899
  • Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942
  • Liralittorina Rosewater, 1981
  • Nina Gray, 1850 (Invalid: junior homonym of Nina Horsfield, 1829 [Lepidoptera]; Echininus is a replacement name)
  • Pagodella Swainson, 1840
  • Pagodus Gray, 1839
  • Tectaria (misspelling)
  • Tectarius (Echininiopsis) D.G. Reid, 1989
  • Tectarius (Echininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942
  • Tectarius (Tectininus) Clench & Abbott, 1942
  • Tectininus Clench & Abbott, 1942

Tectarius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Species

Species within the genus Tectarius include:

Species brought into synonymy

Subgenus Tectarius (Echininus) represented as Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 (alternate representation)

References

  1. 1 2 Humboldt A. von & Bonpland A. (1833). Recueil d'observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée, faites dans l'Océan Atlantique, dans l'intérieur du Nouveau Continent et dans la Mer du Sud pendant les années 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802 et 1803. Tome 2, Partie 2. Observations de zoologie et d'anatomie comparée. page 271.
  2. 1 2 Tectarius Valenciennes, 1833. Reid, David G. (2010). Tectarius Valenciennes, 1833. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204037 on 17 June 2012 .
  3. ↑ Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Tectarius coronatus (Valenciennes, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Tectarius cumingii (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Tectarius grandinatus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  7. ↑ Tectarius niuensis Reid & Geller, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  8. ↑ Tectarius pagodus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  9. ↑ Tectarius rusticus (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  10. ↑ Tectarius spinulosus (Philippi, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  11. ↑ Tectarius striatus (King & Broderip, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  12. ↑ Tectarius tectumpersicum (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  13. ↑ Tectarius viviparus (Rosewater, 1982). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
  14. ↑ Tectarius granosus (Philippi, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.

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