Tectarius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species within the genus Tectarius include:
Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846)Tectarius coronatus (Valenciennes, 1832)Tectarius cumingii (Philippi, 1846)Tectarius grandinatus (Gmelin, 1791)Tectarius niuensis Reid & Geller, 1997Tectarius 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 synonymyTectarius bullatus (Martyn, 1784): syno,nym 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)
