Bittium
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Bittium is a genus
of very small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Cerithiidae
, the horn snails.
Species brought into synonymy:
Genera
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of very small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Distribution :...
, the horn snails.
Species
Species in the genus Bittium include:- Bittium adamsi
- Bittium aedoniumBittium aedoniumBittium aedonium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1880) - Bittium afrum
- Bittium alabastrulumBittium alabastrulumBittium alabastrulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Mörch, 1876) - Bittium amboynenseBittium amboynenseBittium amboynense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1881) - Bittium aquaticum
- Bittium arenaense Hertlein & Strong, 1951
- Bittium armillatum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium aspersum
- Bittium asperum Gabb, 1861
- Bittium asperum asperum
- Bittium asperum lomaense
- Bittium attenuatum Carpenter, 1864 - slender cerith
- Bittium bartolomensis Bartsch, 1917
- Bittium caraboboenseBittium caraboboenseBittium caraboboense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Weisbord, 1962) - Bittium catalinense Bartsch, 1907
- Bittium cerithium
- Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium certhium
- Bittium challisae Bartsch, 1917
- Bittium chrysomallumBittium chrysomallumBittium chrysomallum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Melvill, 1901 - Bittium circaBittium circaBittium circa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Moreno, 2006 - Bittium clathratalum
- Bittium cossmanni
- Bittium delicatumBittium delicatumBittium delicatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1880) - Bittium depauperatumBittium depauperatumBittium depauperatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1880) - Bittium dumblei
- Bittium editumBittium editumBittium editum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiidae, the cerithiids. This species is found only in New Zealand.-References:...
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, 1930) - Bittium elegantissimumBittium elegantissimumBittium elegantissimum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Hedley, 1899) - Bittium eschrichti
- Bittium eschrichtii(Middendorf, 1849) - threaded cerith
- Bittium eschrichtii eschrichtii
- Bittium eschrichtii montereyense
- Bittium estuarinum
- Bittium exiguum
- Bittium exiguun
- Bittium exileBittium exileBittium exile is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Cerithiidae, the cerithiids. It occurs only in New Zealand....
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, 1873) - Bittium fastigiatum Carpenter, 1864
- Bittium fetellum Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium filosum
- Bittium fretense
- Bittium galactisBittium galactisBittium galactis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Mörch, 1876 - Bittium glareosumBittium glareosumBittium glareosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Gould, 1861 - Bittium hartbergense
- Bittium hawaiiensis
- Bittium hiloensis
- Bittium icarius
- Bittium impendensBittium impendensBittium impendens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Hedley, 1899) - Bittium incileBittium incileBittium incile is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Watson, 1897 - Bittium inornatum Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium insulsumBittium insulsumBittium insulsum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Preston, 1908 - Bittium interfossum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium koeneni
- Bittium lacteumBittium lacteumBittium lacteum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Philippi, 1836) - Bittium laevicordatumBittium laevicordatumBittium laevicordatum is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiidae, the cerithiids. It is known to occur only at the Three Kings Islands of New Zealand.-References:...
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1937) - Bittium larum Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium latreilliiBittium latreilliiBittium latreillii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Payraudeau, 1826) - Bittium lawleyanum
- Bittium limaBittium limaBittium lima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Bruguière, 1792) - Bittium lusciniaeBittium lusciniaeBittium lusciniae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1880) - Bittium mexicanum Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium midwayensisBittium midwayensisBittium midwayensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Kosuge, 1979 - Bittium minutulum
- Bittium multiliratum
- Bittium munitum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864)
- Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium paganicum (Dall, 1919)
- Bittium paleonotum
- Bittium paludosum
- Bittium panamense
- Bittium perpusillumBittium perpusillumBittium perpusillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Tryon, 1887 - Bittium philomelaeBittium philomelaeBittium philomelae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1880) - Bittium pigrumBittium pigrumBittium pigrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1880) - Bittium plumbeum
- Bittium porcellanumBittium porcellanumBittium porcellanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Watson, 1886 - Bittium proteumBittium proteumBittium proteum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Mediterranean Sea-References:...
(Jousseaume, 1930) - Bittium pupiformeBittium pupiformeBittium pupiforme is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1880) - Bittium quadricinctum
- Bittium quadrifilatum Carpenter, 1864 - four-thread cerith
- Bittium qudrifilatura
- Bittium reticulatumBittium reticulatumBittium reticulatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(da Costa, 1778) - synonyms: Bittium jadertinum Brusina, 1865; Bittium scabrum (Olivi, 1792) - Bittium rubanocinctum
- Bittium russiensis
- Bittium salinae
- Bittium sanjuanense Bartsch, 1917
- Bittium santamariensis Bartsch, 1917
- Bittium scalatum
- Bittium seabrum
- Bittium semigranosum
- Bittium semigranulosum
- Bittium serra Bartsch, 1917
- Bittium seymourianumBittium seymourianumBittium seymourianum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Strebel, 1908 - Bittium simplexBittium simplexBittium simplex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Jeffreys, 1867) - Bittium spina
- Bittium stigmosum
- Bittium submamillatumBittium submamillatumBittium submamillatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Jeffreys, 1867) - Bittium subplanatum Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium tenuispina
- Bittium terebelloides
- Bittium tumidum Bartsch, 1907
- Bittium turritella
- Bittium vancouverense Dall & Bartsch, 1910
- Bittium varia
- Bittium watsoniBittium watsoniBittium watsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Jeffreys, 1885) - Bittium xanthumBittium xanthumBittium xanthum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Watson, 1886
Species brought into synonymy:
- Bittium alternatum (Say, 1822) and Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834) are synonyms of Bittiolum alternatumBittiolum alternatumBittiolum alternatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Say, 1822) - Bittium boeticum (Pease, 1860) and Bittium pusillum (Gould, 1851) are synonyms of Cerithium boeticumCerithium boeticumCerithium boeticum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Pease, 1860 - Bittium diplax Watson, 1886 is a synonym of Cerithidium diplaxCerithidium diplaxCerithidium diplax is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and along Queensland, Australia-References:...
(Watson, 1886) - Bittium furvum Watson, 1886 : synonym of Cacozeliana furvaCacozeliana furvaCacozeliana furva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1886) - Bittium fuscocapitulum Hedley & Petterd, 1906 : synonym of Cacozeliana fuscocapitulumCacozeliana fuscocapitulumCacozeliana fuscocapitulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Hedley & Petterd, 1906) - Bittium granarium (Kiener, 1842) is a synonym of Cacozeliana granariumCacozeliana granariumCacozeliana granarium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Kiener, 1842) - Bittium houbricki Ponder, 1993 : synonym of Ittibittium houbrickiIttibittium houbrickiIttibittium houbricki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Ponder, 1993) - Bittium icarus (Bayle, 1880) : synonym of Cacozeliana icarusCacozeliana icarusCacozeliana icarus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Bayle, 1880) - Bittium jadertinum Brusina, 1865: synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
- Bittium leucocephalum Watson, 1886 : synonym of Argyropeza leucocephala (Watson, 1886)
- Bittium oryza (Mörch, 1876) : synonym of Ittibittium oryzaIttibittium oryzaIttibittium oryza is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Mörch, 1876) - Bittium parcum Gould, 1861 is a synonym of Ittibittium parcumIttibittium parcumIttibittium parcum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Gould, 1861) - Bittium perparvulum Watson, 1886 is a synonym of Cerithidium perparvulumCerithidium perparvulumCerithidium perparvulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1886) - Bittium scabrum (Olivi, 1792) : synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
- Bittium torresiense Melvill & Standen, 1899 : synonym of Bittium elegantissimum (Hedley, 1899)
- Bittium variegatum Henn & Brazier, 1894 : synonym of Cacozeliana variegatumCacozeliana variegatumCacozeliana variegatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Henn & Brazier, 1894) - Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) - grass cerith is a synonym of Bittiolum variumBittiolum variumBittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Pfeiffer, 1840) - Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) is a synonym of Cerithium zebrumCerithium zebrumCerithium zebrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-Distribution:The distribution of Cerithium zebrum includes the Western Central Pacific.* Guam...
Kiener, 1841
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
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