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Cerithiopsidae

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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 Joculator boguszae

As of August 2020, the following genera are included in the family Cerithiopsidae:[1]

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Australopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2014: synonym of Oparopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2015 (invalid: junior homonym of Australopsis Hinz-Schallreuter, 1993 [Ostracoda]; Oparopsis is a replacement name)
  • Callisteuma Tomlin, 1929: synonym of Granulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012 (invalid: junior homonym of Callisteuma Prout, 1912 [Lepidoptera]; Granulopsis is a replacement name)
  • 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 represented as Trituba Jousseaume, 1884
  • Hebeseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila (Hebeseila) Finlay, 1926 represented as Seila A. Adams, 1861
  • Lyroseila Finlay, 1928: synonym of Seila (Lyroseila) Finlay, 1928 represented as Seila A. Adams, 1861
  • Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010: synonym of Costulopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2019 (invalid: junior homonym of Nanopsis Henningsmoen, 1954 [Ostracoda]; Costulopsis is a replacement name)
  • Notoseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila (Notoseila) Finlay, 1926 represented as Seila A. Adams, 1861
  • Tembrockia Gründel, 1980 : synonym of † Thereitis Le Renard, 1998 (preoccupied by Tembrockia Glibert & van de Poel, 1967 (Bivalvia); Thereitis Le Renard, 1998 is a replacement name)

References

  1. ^ 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

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Cerithiopsidae: Brief Summary

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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.

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

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