title: Litiopidae
text: # Litiopidae
  
  Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
  
  According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Litiopidae has no subfamilies.
  
  ## Genera
  
  Genera within the family Litiopidae include:
  
  * Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  * † Dalliella Cossmann, 1895
  * Diffalaba Iredale, 1936
  * Gibborissoa Cossmann in Sacco, 1899
  * Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895
  * † Ipunina Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2008
  * Litiopa Rang, 1829 - the type genus of the family Litiopidae
     * Litiopa melanostoma (Rang, 1829)
  * † Litiopella Bandel & Kiel, 2000
     * Litiopella schoeningi Bandel & Kiel, 2000 - from Cretaceous
  * Obstopalia Iredale, 1936
  * Styliferina Adams, 1860
  
  ### Genera brought into synonymy
  
  * Abaconia Clench, 1938: synonym of Litiopa Rang, 1829
  * Australaba Laseron, 1956: synonym of Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  * Bombyxinus Bélanger in Lesson, 1834: synonym of Litiopa Rang, 1829
  * Dialessa Iredale, 1955: synonym of Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
  * Gibborissoa Cossmann, 1921: synonym of Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895
  * Macertexta Laseron, 1955: synonym of Styliferina A. Adams, 1860
  * Pseudobittium Dautzenberg, 1890: synonym of Alaba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  * Touzinia Cossmann, 1916 †: synonym of Gibborissoia Sacco, 1895
  