Cerithiidae
| Cerithiidae | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Rhinoclavis vertagus. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Cerithiidae Fleming, 1822[1] |
| Diversity[2] | |
| 71 extant species of Bittiinae | |
Natica chemnitzi and Cerithium muscarum) feeding on the sea floor in the Gulf of California, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Cerithiidae,
gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha
.
Distribution
Ceriths are found worldwide on
are found in deep water.Diet
Ceriths are
sea bed
.
Description
Their slender
Bittium alternatum) to 150 mm (Cerithium nodulosum). The smallest shells are found in the subfamily Bittiinae
.
The many whorls have radial sculpture with axial ridges and nodules. The aperture shows at its base a vague curve or a distinct siphonal canal. The aperture is closed off by a thin oval brown operculum that is corneous and paucispiral. The palatal wall of the aperture is somewhat enlarged and often shows a varix.
The taenioglossan radula has seven teeth in each row. The single rachidian tooth is flanked on each side by one rhomboidal lateral tooth and two long, hook-like marginal teeth.
Taonomy
Subfamilies
The following three subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):[3]
- Dall, 1927
- Bittiinae Cossmann, 1906[4]
- Cerithiinae Fleming, 1822 - synonyms: Rhinoclavinae Gründel, 1982; Colininae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1987
Bandel (2006)[5] used different classification: Bittiinae on its own family level named Diastomatidae (overview of WoRMS).
Some authors classify Argyropezinae Bandel, 2006 as a synonym of Bittiinae.[6]
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the family Cerithiidae:[7]
- Alabina Dall, 1902 - type genus of the subfamily Alabininae, the type species of the genus Alabina is extinct[3]
- Argyropeza Melvill & Standen, 1901
- †Bezanconia P. Fischer, 1884
- Bittiolum Cossmann, 1906
- Bittium J. E. Gray, 1847 - type genus of the subfamily Bittiinae,[3]
- †Bogatschevia A. A. Ali-Zade & Kabakova, 1969
- Cacozeliana Strand, 1928
- Cassiella Gofas, 1987
- †Cerithidella Stache, 1889
- Cerithidium Monterosato, 1884
- Cerithioclava Olsson & Harbison, 1953
- Cerithium Bruguière, 1789 - type genus of the subfamily Cerithiinae,[3]
- †Chavanicerithium Ludbrook, 1957
- Clavocerithium Cossmann, 1920
- Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888
- Colina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
- †Conocerithium Sacco, 1895
- Dahlakia H. E. J. Biggs, 1971
- Fastigiella Reeve, 1848
- †Globulocerithium Pacaud, 2023
- Glyptozaria Iredale, 1924
- Gourmya P. Fischer, 1884
- Ittibittium Houbrick, 1993
- †Jetwoodsia Ludbrook, 1971
- Limatium E. E. Strong & Bouchet, 2018
- Liocerithium Tryon, 1887
- Lirobittium Bartsch, 1911
- †Manulona Ludbrook, 1941
- †Megistocerithium Kase, 2015
- †Mesostomella Stache, 1889
- Neostylidium Doweld, 2013
- †Occidentocerithium Nützel, Blodgett & Stanley, 2003
- †Orthochetus Cossmann, 1889
- †Peraubium Dominici & Kowalke, 2014
- Pictorium E. E. Strong & Bouchet, 2013
- †Pseudoaluco B. L. Clark, 1946
- Pseudovertagus Vignal, 1904
- †Ptychocerithium Sacco, 1895
- Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
- Royella Iredale, 1912
- †Semibittium Cossmann, 1896
- †Taxonia H. J. Finlay, 1926
- †Texmelanatria K. van W. Palmer, 1942
- Varicopeza Gründel, 1976
- Zebittium H. J. Finlay, 1926
- †Zefallacia H. J. Finlay, 1926
References
- ^ Fleming, John (1822). The philosophy of zoology 2: 491.
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- ^ ISSN 0076-2997.
- ^ Cossmann (1906). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée 7: 64, 137.
- ^ Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". Freiberger Forschungshefte C 511: 59-138. PDF[permanent dead link].
- ^ Gofas, S. (2011). Bittiinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411649 on 2011-06-26
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cerithiidae J. Fleming, 1822". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (June 2011) |
- Houbrick R. S. (1978). The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1. The genera Rhinoclavis, Pseudovertagus and Clavocerithium. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 1: 1–130.
- Houbrick R. S. (1992). Monograph of the genus Cerithium Bruguiere in the Indo-Pacific (Cerithiidae--Prosobranchia). 211 p., Smithsonian Institution Press (Washington, D.C.)], PDF.
- Wood, Elvira. The Phylogeny of Certain Cerithidae, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIV, New York, May 1910, pp. 1–92, Pl. I-IX.
External links
- Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Houbrick, Richard S. "Phylogenetic relationships and generic review of the Bittiinae (Prosobranchia: Cerithioidea)." Malacologia (1993).
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