''Cerithiella'' is a
genus
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of minute
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the
family
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Newtoniellidae
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.
[''Cerithiella''](_blank)
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This genus was described by
Verrill in 1882.
Species
Species in the genus ''Cerithiella'' include:
* ''
Cerithiella aethiopica''
Thiele, 1925
* ''
Cerithiella amblytera''
(Watson, 1880)
* ''
Cerithiella antarctica''
(E. A. Smith, 1907)
* ''
Cerithiella argentata''
Thiele, 1925
* ''
Cerithiella astrolabiensis''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Cerithiella atali''
M. Fernandes, Garofalo & Pimenta, 2015
* ''
Cerithiella australis''
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* ''
Cerithiella austrina''
(Hedley, 1911)
* ''
Cerithiella axicostulata''
Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987
* ''
Cerithiella bisculpta''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Cerithiella burdwoodiana''
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
* ''
Cerithiella cacuminata''
(Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (''
taxon inquirendum
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'')
* ''
Cerithiella candela''
M. Fernandes, Garofalo & Pimenta, 2015
* ''
Cerithiella cepene''
de Lima & de Barros, 2007
* ''
Cerithiella danielsseni''
(Friele, 1877)
* ''
Cerithiella elata''
Thiele, 1925
* ''
Cerithiella enodis''
(Watson, 1880)
* ''
Cerithiella eulimella''
Powell, 1958
* ''
Cerithiella fallax''
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* ''
Cerithiella francescoi''
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2014
* † ''
Cerithiella infelix''
(Marwick, 1931)
* ''
Cerithiella insignis''
(Jeffreys, 1885)
* ''
Cerithiella kaitotsuzukii''
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2019
* ''
Cerithiella laevis''
(Thiele, 1912)
* † ''
Cerithiella limula''
Darragh, 2017
* ''
Cerithiella macroura''
(Melvill & Standen, 1912)
* † ''
Cerithiella malakae''
Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018
* ''
Cerithiella martensii''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Cerithiella metula''
(Lovén, 1846)
* ''
Cerithiella natalensis''
Barnard, 1963
* ''
Cerithiella nucleoproducta''
(Dell, 1956)
* † ''
Cerithiella paroaensis''
P. A. Maxwell, 1988
* ''
Cerithiella pernambucoensis''
de Lima & de Barros, 2007
* ''
Cerithiella pileata''
(Cotton, 1951)
* ''
Cerithiella praerupta''
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* ''
Cerithiella producta''
Dall, 1927
* ''
Cerithiella reunionensis''
(Jay & Drivas, 2002)
* † ''
Cerithiella salmae''
Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018
* ''
Cerithiella seymouriana''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Cerithiella sigsbeana''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''
Cerithiella stiria''
(Webster, 1906)
* ''
Cerithiella subuliapex''
Barnard, 1963
* ''
Cerithiella superba''
Thiele, 1912
* ''
Cerithiella taylori''
Barnard, 1963
* ''
Cerithiella terebriformis''
Thiele, 1925
* ''
Cerithiella terebroides''
Kuroda & Habe, 1971
* ''
Cerithiella terebroides''
Kuroda & Habe, 1971
* † ''
Cerithiella thomsoni''
P. A. Maxwell, 1992
* ''
Cerithiella translucens''
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* ''
Cerithiella travani''
Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* † ''
Cerithiella tricincta''
P. Marshall, 1919
* ''
Cerithiella trisulcata''
(Yokoyama, 1922)
* ''
Cerithiella vidalensis''
Barnard, 1963
* ''
Cerithiella werthi''
Thiele, 1912
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cerithiella aliceae'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of ''
Eumetula aliceae'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
* ''Cerithiella bouvieri'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of ''
Eumetula bouvieri'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
* ''Cerithiella cincta'' (Thiele, 1912): synonym of ''
Cerithiella antarctica''
(E. A. Smith, 1907)
* ''Cerithiella cossmanni'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of ''
Krachia cossmanni'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
* ''Cerithiella erecta''
Thiele, 1912: synonym of ''
Cerithiella seymouriana''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''Cerithiella guernei'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of ''
Krachia guernei'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
* ''Cerithiella lineata''
Egorova, 1982: synonym of ''
Cerithiella laevis''
(Thiele, 1912)
* ''Cerithiella macrocephala'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897: synonym of ''Cerithiella metula'' (Lovén, 1846)
* ''Cerithiella similis''
Thiele, 1912: synonym of ''
Cerithiella astrolabiensis''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''Cerithiella whiteavesi'' (Verrill, 1880): synonym of ''Cerithiella metula'' (Lovén, 1846)
* ''Cerithiella'' (''Cerithiella'') ''tydemani'' Schepman, 1909: synonym of ''
Pseudovertagus nobilis'' (Reeve, 1855)
References
* Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). ''Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda''. Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3: 579-840
* Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). ''The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas''. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. . vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
{{Taxonbar , from=Q3169364
Newtoniellidae
Gastropod genera
Taxa named by Addison Emery Verrill