Cerithiopsidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Suborder: | Ptenoglossa |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 |
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Cerithiopsidae is a family of very small sea snails in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Members of this family are known as cerithiopsids.[1]
These tiny snails have shells that are very high-spired and consist of multiple whorls.
Subfamilies[]
The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- Aliptinae Marshall, 1978
- Cerithiopsinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Seilinae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
Genera[]
Holotype of
As of August 2020, the following genera are included in the family Cerithiopsidae:[1]
- Alipta Finlay, 1927
- Aliptina Marshall, 1978
- Belonimorphis Jay & Drivas, 2002
- Cerithiopsidella Bartsch, 1911
- Cerithiopsilla Thiele, 1912
- Cerithiopsina Bartsch, 1911
- Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
- Clathropsis Laseron, 1956
- Costulopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2019
- Cubalaskeya Rolan & Fernandez-Garcés, 2008
- Harris & Burrows, 1891
- Dizoniopsis Sacco, 1895
- Bouchet & Warén, 1993
- Granulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
- Horologica Laseron, 1956
- Joculator Hedley, 1909
- Koilofera Jay & Drivas, 2002
- Krachia Baluk, 1975
- Krachiopsis Smriglio & Mariottini, 1999
- Marshallopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
- Mendax Finlay, 1926
- Dall, 1924
- Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
- Cecalupo & Perugia, 2015
- Laseron, 1951
- Laseron, 1951
- Laseron, 1956
- Marshall, 1978
- Thiele, 1929
- Seila A. Adams, 1861
- Tomlin, 1931
- Finlay, 1927
- Specula Finlay, 1927
- Warén & Bouchet, 2001
- Sundaya Oliver, 1915
- P. A. Maxwell, 1992
- Synthopsis Laseron, 1956
- Tasmalira Dell, 1956
- Laseron, 1956
- Zaclys Finlay, 1927
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130 on 2020-08-02
External links[]
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- BA Marshall, Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of New Zealand, and a provisional classification of the family; New Zealand journal of zoology, 1978
- Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642
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