Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
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 <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small>
- â Dalliella <small>Cossmann, 1895</small>
- Diffalaba <small>Iredale, 1936</small>
- Gibborissoia <small>Sacco, 1895</small>
- â Ipunina <small>Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2008</small>
- Litiopa <small>Rang, 1829</small> - the type genus of the family Litiopidae
- Litiopa melanostoma <small>(Rang, 1829)</small>
- â Litiopella Bandel & Kiel, 2000
- Litiopella schoeningi <small>Bandel & Kiel, 2000</small> - from Cretaceous
- Obstopalia <small>Iredale, 1936</small>
- Styliferina <small>Adams, 1860</small>
Genera brought into synonymy:
- Abaconia <small>Clench, 1938</small>: synonym of Litiopa <small>Rang, 1829</small>
- Australaba <small>Laseron, 1956</small>: synonym of Alaba <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small>
- Bombyxinus <small>Bélanger in Lesson, 1834</small>: synonym of Litiopa <small>Rang, 1829</small>
- Dialessa <small>Iredale, 1955</small>: synonym of Styliferina <small>A. Adams, 1860</small>
- Gibborissoa <small>Cossmann, 1921</small>: synonym of Gibborissoia <small>Sacco, 1895</small>
- Macertexta <small>Laseron, 1955</small>: synonym of Styliferina <small>A. Adams, 1860</small>
- Pseudobittium <small>Dautzenberg, 1890</small>: synonym of Alaba <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small>
- Touzinia <small>Cossmann, 1916</small> â : synonym of Gibborissoia <small>Sacco, 1895</small>
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