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Cerithiidae Férussac, 1819

103180  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:103180)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Sorbeoconcha (Order)
  6. Cerithiidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Bittiidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Alabina Dall, 1902
  2. Genus Argyropeza Melvill & Standen, 1901
  3. Genus Bittiolum Cossmann, 1906
  4. Genus Bittium Gray, 1847
  5. Genus Bullamirifica Squires & Saul, 2005 †
  6. Genus Cacozeliana Strand, 1928
  7. Genus Cassiella Gofas, 1987
  8. Genus Cerithidium Monterosato, 1884
  9. Genus Cerithinella Gemmellaro, 1878 †
  10. Genus Cerithioclava Olsson & Harbison, 1953
  11. Genus Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  12. Genus Chavanicerithium Ludbrook, 1957 †
  13. Genus Clavocerithium Cossmann, 1920
  14. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888
  15. Genus Colina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  16. Genus Cryptaulax Tate, 1869 †
  17. Genus Fastigiella Reeve, 1848
  18. Genus Globulocerithium Pacaud, 2023 †
  19. Genus Glyptozaria Iredale, 1924
  20. Genus Gourmya Bayle in Fischer, 1884
  21. Genus Iddingsia Olsson, 1929 †
  22. Genus Ittibittium Houbrick, 1993
  23. Genus Lasserria Lozouet, 2025 †
  24. Genus Levicerithium Stephenson, 1952 †
  25. Genus Limatium Strong & Bouchet, 2018
  26. Genus Liocerithium Tryon in Tryon & Pilsbry, 1887
  27. Genus Lirobittium Bartsch, 1911
  28. Genus Longicerithium Houbrick, 1978
  29. Genus Macrocerithium Stephenson, 1952 †
  30. Genus Megistocerithium Kase, 2015 †
  31. Genus Neostylidium Doweld, 2013
  32. Genus Peraubium Dominici & Kowalke, 2014 †
  33. Genus Pictorium Strong & Bouchet, 2013
  34. Genus Portoricia Maury, 1920 †
  35. Genus Probittium Bandel, 2006 †
  36. Genus Procerithium Cossmann, 1902 †
  37. Genus Provolibathra Kollmann, 2005 †
  38. Genus Pseudoaluco Clark & Durham, 1946 †
  39. Genus Pseudovertagus Vignal, 1904
  40. Genus Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
  41. Genus Royella Iredale, 1912
  42. Genus Semibittium Cossmann, 1896
  43. Genus Serratocerithium Vignal, 1897 †
  44. Genus Sundabittium Shuto, 1978 †
  45. Genus Taxonia Finlay, 1926 †
  46. Genus Texmelanatria Palmer, 1942 †
  47. Genus Varicopeza Gründel, 1976
  48. Genus Vascellum Stephenson, 1952 †
  49. Genus Voysa Stephenson, 1952
  50. Genus Zebittium Finlay, 1926
  51. Genus Zefallacia Finlay, 1926 †
  52. Genus Aluco Link, 1807 accepted as Pseudovertagus Vignal, 1904
  53. Genus Ashrafiella Ilina in Nevesskaya et al., 1986 † accepted as Bogatschevia Ali-Zade & Kabakova in Ali-Zade, 1969 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Genus Bayericerithium Petuch, 2001 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  55. Genus Bithium Vidal, 1921 accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847
  56. Genus Bitium Hall, 1867 accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847
  57. Genus Cacozelia Iredale, 1924 accepted as Cacozeliana Strand, 1928 (invalid: junior homonym of Cacozelia Grote, 1878 [Lepidoptera]; Cacozeliana is a replacement name)
  58. Genus Cerethium Mörch, 1852 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  59. Genus Cerishium Nagao, 1930 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  60. Genus Cerithiolum Tiberi, 1869 accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847 (junior objective synonym of Bittium)
  61. Genus Ceritihium Petkovíbc & Bojibc, 1932 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  62. Genus Ceritium Prévost, 1821 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  63. Genus Certhium Sayn, 1932 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  64. Genus Certihium Cossmann, 1897 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  65. Genus Cerythium Porro, 1841 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  66. Genus Cherithium Reis, 1896 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  67. Genus Cirithium Brusina, 1870 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  68. Genus Clathrofenella Kuroda & Habe, 1954 accepted as Cerithidium Monterosato, 1884
  69. Genus Clava Jousseaume, 1884 accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
  70. Genus Clypeomonus accepted as Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888
  71. Genus Colinia Cossmann, 1906 accepted as Colina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
  72. Genus Conocerithium Sacco in Bellardi & Sacco, 1895 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  73. Genus Contumax Hedley, 1899 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  74. Genus Dahlakia Biggs, 1971 accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847
  75. Genus Drillocerithium Monterosato, 1910 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  76. Genus Elassum Woodring, 1946 † accepted as Alabina Dall, 1902
  77. Genus Excellissa Odling, 1918 † (Misspelling)
  78. Genus Fimbriella Paetel, 1875 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  79. Genus Gerithium Popescu-Vortesti, 1911 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  80. Genus Gladiocerithium Monterosato, 1910 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  81. Genus Globulocerithium Bouniol, 1981 † accepted as Globulocerithium Pacaud, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, multiple type species designated)
  82. Genus Gourmierium Jousseaume, 1894 † accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  83. Genus Gourmyia Cossmann, 1906 accepted as Gourmya Bayle in Fischer, 1884
  84. Genus Hirtocerithium Monterosato, 1910 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  85. Genus Indocerithium Chavan, 1952 accepted as Clavocerithium Cossmann, 1920 (Treated as subgenus)
  86. Genus Inobittium Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847
  87. Genus Ischnocerithium Thiele, 1929 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  88. Genus Liocerithium Sacco, 1894 accepted as Liocerithium Tryon in Tryon & Pilsbry, 1887
  89. Genus Lithocerithium Monterosato, 1910 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  90. Genus Manobittium Monterosato, 1917 accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847
  91. Genus Ochetoclava Woodring, 1928 accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
  92. Genus Parithea Gray, 1847 † (Misspelling)
  93. Genus Pasithaea Sowerby, 1842 † (Misspelling)
  94. Genus Pithocerithium Sacco in Bellardi & Sacco, 1895 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  95. Genus Pithogerithium Cossmann, 1901 (Misspelling)
  96. Genus Procer Cossmann, 1912 † accepted as Procerithium Cossmann, 1902 †
  97. Genus Proclava Thiele, 1929 accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
  98. Genus Ptychocerithium Sacco, 1895 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  99. Genus Rasbittium Gründel, 1976 † accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847 (junior objective synonym of Manobittium)
  100. Genus Scabrobittium Nordsieck, 1976 accepted as Bittium Gray, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  101. Genus Semibiltium Cossmann, 1897 accepted as Semibittium Cossmann, 1896
  102. Genus Semibitium Dollfus, 1908 accepted as Semibittium Cossmann, 1896
  103. Genus Semivertagus Cossmann, 1889 accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
  104. Genus Serraticerithium Cossmann, 1902 † accepted as Serratocerithium Vignal, 1897 †
  105. Genus Striovertagus Chavan, 1949 † accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840 (Treated as subgenus)
  106. Genus Stylidium Dall in Bartsch, 1907 accepted as Neostylidium Doweld, 2013 (invalid: junior homonym of Stylidium Eichwald, 1855; Neostylidium is a replacement name)
  107. Genus Texania Palmer, 1937 † accepted as Texmelanatria Palmer, 1942 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  108. Genus Thericium Monterosato, 1890 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  109. Genus Vertagus Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
  110. Genus Vulgatocerithium Schlosser, 1925 (Misspelling)
  111. Genus Vulgocerithium Sacco, 1895 accepted as Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
  112. Genus Wallowax Nützel & Erwin, 2004 † accepted as Cryptaulax Tate, 1869 †
  113. Genus Aluco Martens, 1880 (uncertain, unassessed)
  114. Genus Brachybittium Weisbord, 1962 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  115. Genus Cestumcerithium Petuch, 1997 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  116. Genus Coxellaria Ludbrook, 1957 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  117. Genus Exelissa Pictet, 1861 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  118. Genus Iddingsella Olsson, 1944 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  119. Genus Leiocochlis (uncertain, unassessed)
  120. Genus Prismacerithium Petuch, 1997 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  121. Genus Schroederium Kowalke, 1998 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Cerithiidae Férussac, 1819. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=103180 on 2026-04-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

current name source Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47(1-2): 1-397. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Prosobranchia (Subclass) > Sorbeoconcha (Order) > Cerithioidea (Superfamily) > Cerithiidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Albian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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