Liotia is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.
Liotia is the type genus of the family Liotiidae.
Description
The species in this genus are small to minute. They have a depressed or turbinate shape. They are all umbilicated with a nacreous inner layer. The thickened outer lip, attached to the body whorl for a short length, is continuous. Where the operculum has been stated, it is horny and multispiral.
Species
- Liotia admirabilis <small>E. A. Smith, 1890</small>
- Liotia affinis <small>A. Adams, 1850</small>
- Liotia arenula <small>E. A. Smith, 1890</small>
- Liotia atomus <small>Issel, 1869</small>
- Liotia cancellata <small>(Gray, 1828)</small>
- Liotia chilensis <small>Osorio, 2012</small>
- Liotia echinacantha <small>Melvill & Standen, 1903</small>
- Liotia fenestrata <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>
- Liotia microgrammata <small>Dall, 1927</small>
- Liotia romalea <small>Melvill & Standen, 1903</small>
- Liotia squamicostata <small>E. A. Smith, 1903</small>
- Liotia varicosa <small>(Reeve, 1843)</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Liotia acrilla <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Cyclostrema cancellatum <small>Marryat, 1818</small>
- Liotia acryla <small>Dall W.H., 1889</small>: synonym of Cyclostrema cancellatum <small>Marryat, 1818</small>
- Liotia acuticostata <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>: synonym of Lirularia acuticostata <small>(Carpenter, 1864)</small>
- Liotia admirabilis <small>auct. non E. A. Smith, 1890</small>: synonym of Macrarene digitata <small>McLean, Absalao & Santos Cruz, 1988</small>
- Liotia amabilis <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Cyclostrema amabile <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Liotia annulata <small>Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879</small>: synonym of Liotella annulata <small>(Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879)</small>
- Liotia aspina <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Arene briareus <small>(Dall, 1881)</small>
- Liotia asteriscus <small>Gould, 1859</small>: synonym of Pseudoliotia asteriscus <small>(Gould, 1859)</small>
- Liotia bairdii <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Arene bairdii <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Liotia bellula <small>H. Adams, 1873</small>: synonym of Bothropoma bellulum <small>(H. Adams, 1873)</small>
- Liotia brasiliana <small>Dall, 1927</small>: synonym of Arene brasiliana <small>(Dall, 1927)</small>
- Liotia briareus <small>Dall, 1881</small>: synonym of Arene briareus <small>(Dall, 1881)</small>
- Liotia californica <small>Dall, 1908</small>: synonym of Arene californica <small>(Dall, 1908)</small>
- Liotia carinata <small>Carpenter, 1857</small>: synonym of Arene lurida <small>(Dall, 1913)</small>
- Liotia centrifuga <small>Dall, 1896</small>: synonym of Arene centrifuga <small>(Dall, 1896)</small>
- Liotia cookeana <small>Dall, 1918</small>: synonym of Liotia fenestrata <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>
- Liotia dautzenbergi <small>Bavay, 1917</small>: synonym of Astrosansonia dautzenbergi <small>(Bavay, 1917)</small>
- Liotia discoidea <small>Reeve, 1843</small>: synonym of Pseudoliotina discoidea <small>(Reeve, 1843)</small>
- Liotia disjuncta <small>Hedley, C. 1903</small>: synonym of Liocarinia disjuncta <small>(Hedley, C. 1903)</small>
- Liotia erici <small>Strong & Hertlein, 1939</small>: synonym of Haplocochlias erici <small>(Strong & Hertlein, 1939)</small>
- Liotia fulgens <small>Gould, 1859</small>: synonym of Turbo cidaris cidaris <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>
- Liotia gemma <small>auct. non Tuomey & Holmes, 1856</small>: synonym of Arene tricarinata <small>(Stearns, 1872)</small>
- Liotia hedleyi <small>Prichard & Gatliff, 1899</small>: synonym of Munditia hedleyi <small>(Prichard & Gatliff, 1899)</small>
- Liotia heimi <small>Strong & Hertlein, 1939</small>: synonym of Parviturbo stearnsii <small>(Dall, 1918)</small>
- Liotia huesonica <small>Dall, 1927</small>: synonym of Cyclostrema huesonicum <small>(Dall, 1927)</small>
- Liotia incerta <small>Tenison-Woods, 1877</small>: synonym of Munditia tasmanica <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1875)</small>
- Liotia krausii <small>Gray J.E. in Gray M.E., 1850</small>: synonym of Pseudotorinia kraussi <small>J.E. Gray in M.E. Gray, 1850</small>
- Liotia lamellosa <small>Schepman, 1908</small>: synonym of Bathyliotina lamellosa <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>
- Liotia lucasensis <small>Strong, 1934</small>: synonym of Haplocochlias lucasensis <small>(Strong, 1934)</small>
- Liotia lurida <small>Dall, 1913</small>: synonym of Arene lurida <small>(Dall, 1913)</small>
- Liotia mayana <small>Tate, R. 1899</small>: synonym of Munditia mayana <small>(Tate, 1899)</small>
- Liotia microforis <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Arene microforis <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Liotia minima <small>Tenison-Woods, 1878</small>: synonym of Lodderena minima <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1878)</small>
- Liotia miniata <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Arene miniata (Dall, 1889)
- Liotia nitida <small>Verrill & Smith, 1885</small>: synonym of Eccliseogyra nitida <small>(Verrill & Smith, 1885)</small>
- Liotia olivacea <small>Dall, 1918</small>: synonym of Arene olivacea <small>(Dall, 1918)</small>
- Liotia pacis <small>Dall, 1908</small>: synonym of Arene pacis <small>(Dall, 1908)</small>
- Liotia perforata <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Arene briareus <small>(Dall, 1881)</small>
- Liotia pergemma <small>Gardner, 1948</small>: synonym of Arene tricarinata <small>(Stearns, 1872)</small>
- Liotia planorbis <small>Dall, 1927</small>: synonym of Palazzia planorbis <small>(Dall, 1927)</small>
- Liotia polypleura <small>Hedley, 1904</small>: synonym of Liotella polypleura <small>(Hedley, 1904)</small>
- Liotia radiata <small>Kiener, 1838</small>: synonym of Arene cruentata <small>(Mühlfeld, 1824)</small>
- Liotia riisei <small>Rehder, 1943</small>: synonym of Arene riisei <small>Rehder, 1943</small>
- Liotia rostrata <small>Hedley, 1900</small>: synonym of Canimarina rostrata <small>(Hedley, 1900)</small>
- Liotia siderea <small>Angas, 1865</small>: synonym of Munditia tasmanica <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1875)</small>
- Liotia socorroensis <small>Strong, 1934</small>: synonym of Arene socorroensis <small>(Strong, 1934)</small>
- Liotia subquadrata <small>Tenison-Woods, 1878</small>: synonym of Munditia subquadrata <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1878)</small>
- Liotia tasmanica <small>Tenison-Woods, 1875</small>: synonym of Munditia tasmanica <small>(Tenison-Woods, 1875)</small>
- Liotia tortugana <small>Dall, 1927</small>: synonym of Cyclostrema tortuganum <small>(Dall, 1927)</small>
- Liotia tricarinata <small>Stearns, 1872</small>: synonym of Arene tricarinata <small>(Stearns, 1872)</small>
- Liotia trullata <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Arene bairdii <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Liotia variabilis <small>Dall, 1889</small>: synonym of Arene variabilis <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Liotia venusta <small>Woodring, 1928</small>: synonym of Arene venusta <small>(Woodring, 1928)</small> (primary homonym of Liotia venusta <small>Hedley, 1901</small>)
- Liotia venusta <small>Hedley, 1901</small>: synonym of Circulus venustus <small>(Hedley, 1901)</small>
References
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0.