Litiopidae

Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.^[3]

Litiopidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:	Cerithioidea
Family:	Litiopidae J. E. Gray, 1847
Diversity[2]
16–18 extant species

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
• Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895 ^[5]
• † 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