ERMS taxon details
Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
137764 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137764)
accepted
Genus
Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 accepted as Cerithiopsis tubercularis (Montagu, 1803) (type by monotypy)
Costulopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2019 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Nanopsis Henningsmoen, 1954 [Ostracoda]; Costulopsis is a replacement name
- Species Cerithiopsis annae Cecalupo & Buzzurro, 2005
- Species Cerithiopsis atalaya R. B. Watson, 1885
- Species Cerithiopsis barleei Jeffreys, 1867
- Species Cerithiopsis carlottae Cecalupo & Perugia, 2018
- Species Cerithiopsis corinae Agamennone & Micali, 2023
- Species Cerithiopsis diadema Monterosato, 1874
- Species Cerithiopsis fayalensis R. B. Watson, 1880
- Species Cerithiopsis greppii Buzzurro & Cecalupo, 2005
- Species Cerithiopsis iudithae Reitano & Buzzurro, 2006
- Species Cerithiopsis jeffreysi R. B. Watson, 1885
- Species Cerithiopsis ladae Prkic & Buzzurro, 2007
- Species Cerithiopsis micalii (Cecalupo & Villari, 1997)
- Species Cerithiopsis minima (Brusina, 1865)
- Species Cerithiopsis nana Jeffreys, 1867 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis nofronii Amati, 1987
- Species Cerithiopsis oculisfictis Prkić & Mariottini, 2010
- Species Cerithiopsis perlata Monterosato, 1889
- Species Cerithiopsis petanii Prkić & Mariottini, 2010
- Species Cerithiopsis pulchresculpta Cachia, Mifsud & Sammut, 2004
- Species Cerithiopsis pulvis (Issel, 1869)
- Species Cerithiopsis scalaris Locard, 1891 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis sliekeri Gofas, Freiwald & L. Hoffman, 2023
- Species Cerithiopsis tarruellasi Peñas & Rolán, 2006
- Species Cerithiopsis tenthrenois (Melvill, 1896)
- Species Cerithiopsis tubercularis (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Cerithiopsis aciculata Locard & Caziot, 1900 accepted as Cerithiopsis tubercularis (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis acuminata Hallgass, 1985 accepted as Cerithiopsis barleei Jeffreys, 1867 (synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cerithiopsis barleii [sic] accepted as Cerithiopsis barleei Jeffreys, 1867 (misspelling)
- Species Cerithiopsis bizonalis Jeffreys, 1885 accepted as Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846)
- Species Cerithiopsis buzzurroi (Cecalupo & Robba, 2010) accepted as Cerithiopsis nana Jeffreys, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis concinna Sykes, 1925 accepted as Narrimania concinna (Sykes, 1925) (original combination)
- Species Cerithiopsis coppolae Aradas, 1870 accepted as Dizoniopsis coppolae (Aradas, 1870)
- Species Cerithiopsis corona Gaglini, 1992 accepted as Cerithiopsis scalaris Locard, 1891 (dubious synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis costulatus (Møller, 1842) accepted as Eumetula arctica (Mörch, 1857)
- Species Cerithiopsis denticulata (Cecalupo & Robba, 2010) accepted as Cerithiopsis nana Jeffreys, 1867
- Species Cerithiopsis diademata Locard, 1886 accepted as Cerithiopsis diadema Monterosato, 1874 (synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis excavata Locard, 1897 accepted as Metaxia metaxa (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis horrida Monterosato, 1874 accepted as Retilaskeya horrida (Monterosato, 1874) (original combination)
- Species Cerithiopsis metaxae (Delle Chiaje, 1828) accepted as Metaxia metaxa (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
- Species Cerithiopsis nana Mayer, 1864 accepted as Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864) (original combination)
- Species Cerithiopsis pulchella Jeffreys, 1858 accepted as Cerithiopsis jeffreysi R. B. Watson, 1885 (invalid: non C. B. Adams, 1850. Cerithiopsis jeffreysi R.B. Watson, 1885 is replacement name)
- Species Cerithiopsis thomensis Tomlin, 1929 accepted as Metaxia metaxa (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (dubious synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis tiara Monterosato, 1874 accepted as Krachia tiara (Monterosato, 1874)
- Species Cerithiopsis trilineata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Seila trilineata (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Cerithiopsis turbonilloides Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896 accepted as Ektonos turbonilloides (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) (original combination)
- Species Cerithiopsis urioi Hallgass, 1985 accepted as Krachia cylindrata (Jeffreys, 1885) (synonym)
- Species Cerithiopsis valeriae Fr. Giusti, 1987 accepted as Onchodia valeriae (Fr. Giusti, 1987) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
neuter
Forbes, E.; Hanley, S. C. T. (1848-1853). <i>A history of British Mollusca and their shells</i>. London, van Voorst. 4 vols., 2064 pp., 203 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16341
page(s): 3(32): pl. OO [1 Aug. 1850]; 3(34): pl. 91 [2 Dec. 1850]; 3(36): 364 [1 Feb. 1851] [details]
page(s): 3(32): pl. OO [1 Aug. 1850]; 3(34): pl. 91 [2 Dec. 1850]; 3(36): 364 [1 Feb. 1851] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137764 on 2025-07-01
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137764 on 2025-07-01
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original description
Forbes, E.; Hanley, S. C. T. (1848-1853). <i>A history of British Mollusca and their shells</i>. London, van Voorst. 4 vols., 2064 pp., 203 pls. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/16341
page(s): 3(32): pl. OO [1 Aug. 1850]; 3(34): pl. 91 [2 Dec. 1850]; 3(36): 364 [1 Feb. 1851] [details]
original description (of Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010) Cecalupo, A.; Robba, E. (2010). The identity of <i>Murex tubercularis</i> Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 46: 45-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51117396
page(s): 53 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Costulopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2019) Cecalupo, A.; Perugia, I. (2019). <i>Costulopsis</i> nom. nov., a replacement name for the Gastropoda genus <i>Nanopsis</i> Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cerithiopsidae), preoccupied by <i>Nanopsis</i> Henningsmoen, 1954 (Arthropoda: Ostracoda: Beyrichiidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 55 (1): 65-67., available online at http:// https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63847078
page(s): 65 [details]
additional source Marshall, B. A. (1978). Cerithiopsidae of New Zealand, and a provisional classification of the family. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 5(1): 47-120., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.1978.10423744 [details]
additional source Cecalupo, A.; Robba, E. (2010). The identity of <i>Murex tubercularis</i> Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 46: 45-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51117396 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 3(32): pl. OO [1 Aug. 1850]; 3(34): pl. 91 [2 Dec. 1850]; 3(36): 364 [1 Feb. 1851] [details]
original description (of Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010) Cecalupo, A.; Robba, E. (2010). The identity of <i>Murex tubercularis</i> Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 46: 45-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51117396
page(s): 53 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Costulopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2019) Cecalupo, A.; Perugia, I. (2019). <i>Costulopsis</i> nom. nov., a replacement name for the Gastropoda genus <i>Nanopsis</i> Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cerithiopsidae), preoccupied by <i>Nanopsis</i> Henningsmoen, 1954 (Arthropoda: Ostracoda: Beyrichiidae). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 55 (1): 65-67., available online at http:// https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63847078
page(s): 65 [details]
additional source Marshall, B. A. (1978). Cerithiopsidae of New Zealand, and a provisional classification of the family. <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 5(1): 47-120., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03014223.1978.10423744 [details]
additional source Cecalupo, A.; Robba, E. (2010). The identity of <i>Murex tubercularis</i> Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Bollettino Malacologico.</em> 46: 45-64., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51117396 [details] Available for editors
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