Cerithiopsidae

Cerithiopsidae are a family of very small and minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Gastropods in this family are known as cerithiopsids.

Cerithiopsidae
A shell of Prolixodens whaaporum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:
Triphoroidea
Family:
Cerithiopsidae

Genera

See text.

These tiny snails have shells that are very high-spired and consist of multiple whorls.

Subfamilies

The following subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):

  • Aliptinae Marshall, 1978
  • Cerithiopsinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Seilinae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975

Genera

Genera within the family Cerithiopsidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy=
  • Callisteuma Tomlin, 1929: synonym of Granulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
  • Cinctella Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
  • Conciliopsis Laseron, 1956: synonym of Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
  • Granulotriforis Kosuge, 1967: synonym of Trituba (Granulotriforis) Kosuge, 1967
  • Hebeseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
  • Lyroseila Finlay, 1928: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
  • MarshallaskeyaGründel, 1980: synonym of Retilaskeya (Marshallaskeya) Gründel, 1980, synonym of Marshallaskeya Gründel, 1980
  • Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010: synonym of Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
  • Notoseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861

References
  1. WoRMS (2009). Belonimorphis. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391138 on 2010-09-20
  2. WoRMS (2009). Cerithiopsilla Thiele, 1912. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196939 on 2010-09-20
  3. Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137764 on 2010-09-20
  4. WoRMS (2010). Cubalaskeya Rolan & Fernandez-Garcés, 2008. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456392 Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine on 2010-09-20
  5. WoRMS (2009). Dizoniopsis Sacco, 1895. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137765 on 2010-09-20
  6. WoRMS (2009). Ektonos Bouchet & Waren, 1993. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137766 on 2010-09-20
  7. WoRMS (2009). Horologica. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390682 on 2010-09-20
  8. Joculator at World Register of Marine Species.
  9. WoRMS (2009). Koilofera. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391137 on 2010-09-20
  10. WoRMS (2009). Krachia Baluk, 1975. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137768 on 2010-09-20
  11. Gofas, S. (2009). Krachiopsis Smriglio & Mariottini, 1999. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=234199 on 2010-09-20
  12. WoRMS (2009). Mendax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391136 Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine on 2010-09-20
  13. WoRMS (2009). Onchodia Dall, 1924. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137770 Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine on 2010-09-20
  14. WoRMS (2009). Prolixodens. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391135 on 2010-09-20
  15. WoRMS (2010). Retilaskeya. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415925 on 2010-09-20
  16. Gofas, S. (2010). Seila. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137771 on 2010-09-20
  17. WoRMS (2010). Speculator Warén & Bouchet, 2001. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456520 Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine on 2010-09-20
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