MolluscaBase taxon details
Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978
445651 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:445651)
accepted
Species
Litorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849 · unaccepted > junior homonym (of Littorina patula Thorpe, 1844)
Littorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847 · unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Littorina...)
junior homonym of Littorina planaxis Sowerby, 1844; L. keenae is a replacement name
Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
marine
Rosewater, J. (1978). A case of double primary homonymy in eastern Pacific Littorinidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(3): 123-125, figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274067 [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445651 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Rosewater, J. (1978). A case of double primary homonymy in eastern Pacific Littorinidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 92(3): 123-125, figs. 1-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274067 [details]
original description (of Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839) Jay, J. C. (1839). A catalogue of shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system; together with descriptions of new or rare species, contained in the collection of John C. Jay, M.D. <em>3rd ed. Wiley & Putnam, New York.</em> 1-126, plates 1-10., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54059
page(s): 73 [details]
original description (of Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 83. [details]
original description (of Litorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 201 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 52, pls. S127a-c [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source 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]
original description (of Littorina planaxis J. C. Jay, 1839) Jay, J. C. (1839). A catalogue of shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system; together with descriptions of new or rare species, contained in the collection of John C. Jay, M.D. <em>3rd ed. Wiley & Putnam, New York.</em> 1-126, plates 1-10., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54059
page(s): 73 [details]
original description (of Littorina patula A. Gould, 1849) Gould, A. A. (1849). [Descriptions of new species of shells, brought home by the U. S. Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 83-85, 89-92, 106-108, 118-121 [May 1849], 140-144., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870391
page(s): 83. [details]
original description (of Litorina planaxis R. A. Philippi, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): 201 [details]
additional source Bertsch, H., Groves, L. T. & Dees, R. (2025). Invertebrate eponyms honoring women members of the Western Society of Malacologists. <em>The Western Society of Malacologists, Occasional Papers.</em> Number 4: 1-270, pls. 1-S263A-L.
page(s): 52, pls. S127a-c [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Angeline Myra Keen (1905-1986). [details]
To Malacopics (Littorina keenae Rosewater, 1978 Mexico, Baja California, Ensenada, Punta Banda, collected 1977-00-00, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 02743)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (JPEM 02743)
To ITIS
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