Litiopa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Litiopidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Litiopa:
- â Litiopa acuminata <small>(Baudon, 1853)</small>
- â Litiopa alnensis <small>Cossmann, 1907</small>
- â Litiopa insolita <small>(Deshayes, 1865)</small>
- Litiopa limnophysa <small>Melvill & Standen, 1896</small>
- Litiopa melanostoma <small>(Rang, 1829)</small>
- Litiopa nipponica <small>Kuroda & Kawamoto, 1956</small>
- â Litiopa punctulifera <small>Tate, 1894</small>
- â Litiopa texana <small>Garvie, 1996</small>
- Litiopa tumescens <small>(Thiele, 1925)</small>
- â Litiopa turriculata <small>(Cossmann, 1896)</small>
Former species:
- Litiopa bucciniformis <small>Hornung & Mermod, 1926</small> - synonymized with Bittium proteum <small>(Jousseaume, 1931)</small>
- Litiopa effusa <small>C. B. Adams, 1850</small> - synonymized with Monoplex pilearis <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Litiopa obesa <small>C. B. Adams, 1850</small> - synonymized with Gutturnium muricinum <small>(Röding, 1798)</small>
- Litiopa saxicola <small>C. B. Adams, 1852</small> - synonymized with Elachisina saxicola <small>(C. B. Adams, 1852)</small>
References
- 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. 180âÂÂ213
- 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