Cerithidium
Encyclopedia
Cerithidium is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Cerithiidae
.
The genus has been used as valid for Indo-Pacific species following Hasegawa (1998), on the grounds that it is older than Clathrofenella Kuroda & Habe, 1952. However, the Mediterranean type species is a Bittium, for which reason this generic assignment should be revised. The opinion of Hasegawa (1998) and van Aartsen (2006) is followed here
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of 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 mollusks 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 :...
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The genus has been used as valid for Indo-Pacific species following Hasegawa (1998), on the grounds that it is older than Clathrofenella Kuroda & Habe, 1952. However, the Mediterranean type species is a Bittium, for which reason this generic assignment should be revised. The opinion of Hasegawa (1998) and van Aartsen (2006) is followed here
Species
Species within the genus Cerithidium include:- Cerithidium actiniumCerithidium actiniumCerithidium actinium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Rehder, 1980 - Cerithidium australienseCerithidium australienseCerithidium australiense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Thiele, 1930 - Cerithidium cerithinumCerithidium cerithinumCerithidium cerithinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar.-References:...
(Philippi, 1849) - 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) - Cerithidium liratumCerithidium liratumCerithidium liratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
Thiele, 1930 - Cerithidium perparvulumCerithidium perparvulumCerithidium perparvulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Watson, 1886)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Cerithidium submamillatum (De Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) : synonym of Bittium submamillatumBittium submamillatumBittium submamillatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854)