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