Overview
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.
These tiny snails have shells that are very high-spired and consist of multiple whorls.
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:
- Alipta Finlay, 1927
- Belonimorphis Jay & Drivas, 2002[1]
- Cerithiopsilla Thiele, 1912[2]
- Cerithiopsina Bartsch, 1911
- Cerithiopsis Forbes &
Hanley, 1850[3]
- Cubalaskeya Rolan & Fernandez-Garc?s, 2008[4]
- Dizoniopsis Sacco, 1895[5]
- Ektonos Bouchet & War?n, 1993[6]
- Horologica Laseron, 1956[7]
- Joculator Hedley, 1909[8]
- Koilofera Jay & Drivas, 2002[9]
- Krachia Baluk, 1975[10]
- Krachiopsis Smriglio & Mariottini, 1999[11]
- Laskeya Iredale, 1918
- Mendax Finlay, 1926[12]
- Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010
- Onchodia Dall, 1924[13]
- Prolixodens Marshall, 1978[14]
- Retilaskeya Marshall, 1978[15]
- Seila A. Adams, 1861[16]
- Seilopsis Tomlin, 1931
- Socienna Finlay, 1927
- Speculator War?n & Bouchet, 2001[17]
- Synthopsis Laseron,
1956
- Cerithiopsida Bartsch, 1911[citation needed]
- Cerithiopsidella Bartsch, 1911[citation needed]
- Laeocochlis Dunker & Metzger, 1875[18]
- Specula Finlay, 1927[citation needed]
- Sundaya Oliver, 1915[citation needed]
- Zaclys Finlay, 1927[citation needed]
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Altispecula Powell, 1930 : synonym of Eumetula Thiele, 1912
^ 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
^ 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^ 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^ WoRMS (2009). Mendax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391136 on 2010-09-20^ 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 on 2010-09-20^ 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^ 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^ 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^ WoRMS (2010). Speculator War?n & 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 on 2010-09-20^ WoRMS (2009). Laeocochlis Dunker & Metzger, 1875. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137769 on 2010-09-20 External links
Cerithiopsidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
