Littorinidae

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Orthogastropoda
Superordo: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Sorbeoconcha
Subordo: Hypsogastropoda
Infraordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Littorinoidea
Familia: Littorinidae
Subfamiliae: Lacuninae - Laevilitorininae - Littorininae
Genera (to place in subfamilies): Aquilonaria - Cenchritis - Echinolittorina - Haloconcha

Name

Littorinidae Children, 1834: 110.

Type genus: Littorina Férussac, 1822

References

Children, J.H. 1834. Pp. 88-188, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, edition 28.
Bouchet, P. & J.-P. Rocroi. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397.