Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.[3]
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| Family: | Litiopidae J. E. Gray, 1847 |
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According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Litiopidae has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Litiopidae include:
- Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853[1][4]
- † Dalliella Cossmann, 1895
- Diffalaba Iredale, 1936
- Gibborissoa Cossmann in Sacco, 1899[5]
- Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895
- † Ipunina Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2008
- Litiopa Rang, 1829 - the type genus of the family Litiopidae[3]
- Litiopa melanostoma (Rang, 1829)
- † Litiopella Bandel & Kiel, 2000[1]
- Litiopella schoeningi Bandel & Kiel, 2000 - from Cretaceous[1]
- Obstopalia Iredale, 1936
- Styliferina Adams, 1860
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Abaconia Clench, 1938: synonym of Litiopa Rang, 1829
- Australaba Laseron, 1956: synonym of Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Bombyxinus Bélanger in Lesson, 1834: synonym of Litiopa Rang, 1829
- Dialessa Iredale, 1955: synonym of Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
- Gibborissoa Cossmann, 1921: synonym of Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895
- Macertexta Laseron, 1955: synonym of Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
- Pseudobittium Dautzenberg, 1890: synonym of Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Touzinia Cossmann, 1916 †: synonym of Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895