genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of very small
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s or
micromollusk
A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...
s in the family
Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsidae is a family of very small sea snails in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Members of this family are known as cerithiopsids.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Re ...
.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137764 on 13 June 2012
Distribution
This genus occurs in the
Caribbean Sea
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including Cuba, in the Atlantic Ocean including the
Cape Verde
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islands and
Angola
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and in the Indian Ocean including the
Aldabra
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Atoll.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cerithiopsis'' include:
* '' Cerithiopsis abjecta'' Preston, 1905
* ''
Cerithiopsis abreojosensis
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis aequicincta
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
'' Suter, 1917
* ''
Cerithiopsis agulhasensis
''Cerithiopsis agulhasensis'' is a species of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Thiele in 1925.
'' Thiele, 1925
* ''
Cerithiopsis aimen
''Cerithiopsis aimen'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by Emilio Rolán and José Espinosa in 1996.Cerithiopsis alabastrula
''Cerithiopsis alabastrula'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch in 1876.Cerithiopsis albovittata
''Cerithiopsis albovittata'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Charles Baker Adams in 1850.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 18 ...
'' (C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''
Cerithiopsis alfredensis
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
'' Bartsch, 1915
* ''
Cerithiopsis althea
''Cerithiopsis althea'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiopsidae. This species was described by William Healey Dall in 1927.Cerithiopsis altiusae
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
'' Cecalupo & Perugia, 2020
* ''
Cerithiopsis amabilis
''Cerithiopsis amabilis'' is a species of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Bayle in 1880.Cerithiopsis anaitis
''Cerithiopsis anaitis'' is a species of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae. It was described by Bartsch in 1918.Cerithiopsis andreae'' Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018
* '' Cerithiopsis annae'' Cecalupo & Buzzurro, 2005
* '' Cerithiopsis antemunda'' Bartsch, 1911
* '' Cerithiopsis apexcostata'' Rolán, Espinosa, Fernández-Garcés, 2007
* '' Cerithiopsis apicicosta'' May, 1920
* ''
Cerithiopsis beneitoi
''Cerithiopsis beneitoi'' is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, known from the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico () is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the Nort ...
Cerithiopsis caelata
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc, mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G ...
Cerithiopsis cerithiopsoides
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis desjobertae
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis familiarum
''Cerithiopsis familiarum'' is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico () is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded ...
Cerithiopsis lamyi
''Cerithiopsis lamyi'' is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsidae is a family of very small sea snails in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Members of this family are known as cerithiopsids.MolluscaBase e ...
Cerithiopsis leopardus
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc, mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G ...
Cerithiopsis montezumai
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis orientalis
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis paucispiralis
''Cerithiopsis paucispiralis'' is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from around Cape Verde. It was described by Rolán and Fernandes, in 1989.
References
* Rolán E. & Fernandes F. (1989) Cerit ...
Cerithiopsis perigaudae
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis porteri
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis pupiformis
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
Cerithiopsis vignali
''Cerithiopsis'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mo ...
'' Cossmann & Perot, 1922 Cossmann (M.) & Peyrot (A.), 1922 - Conchologie néogènique de l'Aquitaine. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, t. 73, p. 5-321
* '' Cerithiopsis vinca'' Olsson & Harbison, 1953
* '' Cerithiopsis virginica'' Henderson & Bartsch, 1914
* '' Cerithiopsis warmkae'' Jong & Coomans, 1988
*'' Cerithiopsis wayae'' Jay & Drivas, 2002
* '' Cerithiopsis willetti'' Bartsch, 1921
;Species brought into synonymy:
* Subgenus ''Cerithiopsis (Joculator)'' Hedley, 1909: synonym of '' Joculator'' Hedley, 1909
* Subgenus ''Cerithiopsis (Metaxia)'' Monterosato, 1884: synonym of '' Metaxia'' Monterosato, 1884
* Subgenus ''Cerithiopsis (Seila)'' A. Adams, 1861: synonym of '' Seila'' A. Adams, 1861
* ''Cerithiopsis acies'' Suter, 1908: synonym of '' Zaclys sarissa'' (Murdoch, 1905)
* ''Cerithiopsis adamsi'' Bartsch, 1911: synonym of '' Cerithiopsina adamsi'' (Bartsch, 1911)
* ''Cerithiopsis amblytera'' Watson, 1880: synonym of '' Cerithiella amblytera'' (Watson, 1880)
* ''Cerithiopsis balteata'' Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Horologica balteata'' (Watson, 1881)
* ''Cerithiopsis barleii'': synonym of ''Cerithiopsis barleei'' Jeffreys, 1867
* ''Cerithiopsis bermudensis'' Verrill & Bush, 1900: synonym of '' Metaxia rugulosa'' (C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''Cerithiopsis bicolor'' (C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of '' Retilaskeya bicolor'' (C. B. Adams, 1845)
* ''Cerithiopsis bizonalis'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Cerithiella metula'' (Lovén, 1846)
* ''Cerithiopsis buijsei'' Jong & Coomans, 1988: synonym of ''Cerithiopsis lata'' (C. B. Adams, 1850)
* ''Cerithiopsis canaliculata'' Suter, 1908: synonym of ''
Specula retifera
''Specula retifera'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cerithiopsidae.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Specula retifera (Suter, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* 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
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago''. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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