Cerithiopsidae is a

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of very small

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s in the informal group

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. Members of this family are known as cerithiopsids.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 These tiny snails have shells that are very high- spired and consist of multiple

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Subfamilies

The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): * Aliptinae * Cerithiopsinae * Seilinae

Genera

, the following genera are included in the family Cerithiopsidae: ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Australopsis'' Cecalupo & Perugia, 2014: synonym of '' Oparopsis'' Cecalupo & Perugia, 2015 (invalid: junior homonym of ''Australopsis'' Hinz-Schallreuter, 1993 stracoda ''Oparopsis'' is a replacement name) * ''Callisteuma'' Tomlin, 1929: synonym of '' Granulopsis'' ''Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012'' (invalid: junior homonym of ''Callisteuma'' Prout, 1912 epidoptera ''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 stracoda ''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

External links

BA Marshall, Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of New Zealand, and a provisional classification of the family; New Zealand journal of zoology, 1978

Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642
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