MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
Rosewater J. (1978) A case of double primary homonymy in eastern Pacific Littorinidae. <i>The Nautilus</i> 92(3): 123-125. [12 July 1978] [details]
original description
(of Littorina planaxis 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). <i>Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen</i>. 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
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]