Tectarius

Tectarius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

==Species== Species within the genus Tectarius include: Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846) Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes, 1833 Tectarius cumingii (Philippi, 1846) Tectarius grandinatus (Gmelin, 1791) Tectarius niuensis Reid & Geller, 1997 Tectarius pagodus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tectarius rusticus (Philippi, 1846) Tectarius spinulosus (Philippi, 1847) Tectarius striatus (King & Broderip, 1832) Tectarius tectumpersicum (Linnaeus, 1758) Tectarius viviparus (Rosewater, 1982) Species brought into synonymy: Tectarius bullatus (Martyn, 1784): synonym of Tectarius grandinatus (Gmelin, 1791) Tectarius feejeensis (Reeve, 1857): synonym of Echinolittorina feejeensis (Reeve, 1857) Tectarius granosus (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Echinolittorina granosa (Philippi, 1845) Tectarius miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of Echinolittorina miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Tectarius montrouzieri P. Fischer, 1878: synonym of Perrinia angulifera (A. Adams, 1853) Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Subgenus Tectarius (Echininus) represented as Echininus Clench & Abbott, 1942 (alternate representation)