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CaRMS taxon detailsLittorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
140264 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140264)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish,
recent + fossil
(of ) Olivi, G. (1792). Zoologia Adriatica, ossia catalogo ragionato degli animali del golfo e della lagune di Venezia. Bassano [G. Remondini e fl.]. [ix] + 334 + xxxii pp., 9 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123881
page(s): 172; pl. 5 fig. 3 a-c [details] 
Type locality contained in Italian part of the Adriatic Sea
type locality contained in Italian part of the Adriatic Sea (origin: origin uncertain) [details]
Distribution Arctic seas to Cape May, New Jersey; Arctic seas to Puget sound
Distribution Arctic seas to Cape May, New Jersey; Arctic seas to Puget sound [details] Taxonomy The Littorina saxatilis complex has a great variability; the nomenclature and the systematics are very controversial. ...
Taxonomy The Littorina saxatilis complex has a great variability; the nomenclature and the systematics are very controversial. L. rudis is a junior synonym of Littorina saxatilis according to Raffaelli (1982). L. tenebrosa is a brackish form of Littorina saxatilis according to Janson & Ward (1985) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140264 on 2026-07-25
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2026). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140264 on 2026-07-25
original description
(of ) Olivi, G. (1792). Zoologia Adriatica, ossia catalogo ragionato degli animali del golfo e della lagune di Venezia. Bassano [G. Remondini e fl.]. [ix] + 334 + xxxii pp., 9 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123881
page(s): 172; pl. 5 fig. 3 a-c [details] context source (Introduced species) Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors  context source (Schelde) van Eck, G. Th. M.; Holzhauer, H. (2007). Monitoring van de effecten van de verruiming 48'/43': MOVE eindrapport 2006 (Rapport 10). <em>Rapport RIKZ = Report RIKZ, 2007.003. RIKZ: Middelburg.</em> 64 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record Reid, D. G. (1996). Systematics and evolution of <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Ray Society.</em> 463p. [details] additional source Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details] Available for editors additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details] additional source Janson K. 1985. A morphologic and genetic analysis of <i>Littorina saxatilis</i> (Prosobranchia) from Venice, and on the problem of <i>saxatilis-rudis</i> nomenclature. <i>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society</i>, 24(1): 51-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1985.tb00159.x [details] additional source Marchini, A., J. Ferrario, A. Sfriso & A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi. (2015). Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17:2943–2962., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0922-3 [details] Available for editors additional source Anonymous. (1933). A statistical test of the species concept in <i>Littorina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 46(3): 106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519461 [details] biology source Tepolt, C. K. (2014). Adaptation in marine invasion: a genetic perspective. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17(3): 887-903., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0825-8 note: Here, I review evidence for adaptation in marine invasion, considering both quantitative and genetic studies. [details] Available for editors  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Introduced species vector dispersal in Italian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]Unreviewed
Dimensions maximum size of 6 to 15 mm [details]Distribution Arctic seas to Cape May, New Jersey; Arctic seas to Puget sound [details] Habitat supralittoral, intertidal, bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details] Taxonomy The Littorina saxatilis complex has a great variability; the nomenclature and the systematics are very controversial. L. rudis is a junior synonym of Littorina saxatilis according to Raffaelli (1982). L. tenebrosa is a brackish form of Littorina saxatilis according to Janson & Ward (1985) [details]
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To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 18387) To Barcode of Life (231 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) To Dyntaxa To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Littorina saxatilis) To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Bailiwick of Guernsey, Herm, Shell Beach , live o... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Bailiwick of Guernsey, Herm, Shell Beach) To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Bailiwick of Guernsey, Herm, Shell Beach) To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) France, Bretagne, Finistère, Plouarzel, Plage de ... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) France, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard, beache... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Iceland, Norðurland eystra, Kopasker, beached, co... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Ireland, Cork, Bantry Bay, beached, collected Nov... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Netherlands, Zeeland, off Ellewoutsdijk) To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Norway, Lofoten Islands, Fredvang) To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Norway, Nordland, N side of Saltfjorden 5 km E of... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, Caleta del Rio, s... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Spain, Galicia, Pontevedra, Islas Cies, beached, ... To Malacopics (Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) Tunisia, Sfax, Nles Kerkennah, Nle Gharbi, Sidi Y... To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437288) To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 1437290) To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 031966) To ITIS From editor or global species database
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