Marine Species Traits - Cerithiidae J. Fleming, 1822

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Cerithiidae J. Fleming, 1822

AphiaID

128 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:128)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Cerithioidea J. Fleming, 1822

Original name

Cerithiidae J. Fleming, 1822

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Subfamily Bittiinae Cossmann, 1906
1. Genus Alabina Dall, 1902
2. Genus Argyropeza Melvill & Standen, 1901
3. Genus Bittiolum Cossmann, 1906
4. Genus Bittium Leach, 1847
5. Genus Cacozeliana Strand, 1928
6. Genus Cassiella Gofas, 1987
7. Genus Cerithidium Monterosato, 1884
8. Genus Dahlakia H. E. J. Biggs, 1971
9. Genus Ittibittium Houbrick, 1993
10. Genus Limatium E. E. Strong & Bouchet, 2018
11. Genus Lirobittium Bartsch, 1911
12. Genus Neostylidium Doweld, 2013
13. Genus Pictorium E. E. Strong & Bouchet, 2013
14. Genus Semibittium Cossmann, 1896 †
15. Genus Varicopeza Gründel, 1976
16. Genus Zebittium H. J. Finlay, 1926
17. Genus Clathrofenella Kuroda & T. Habe, 1954 accepted as Cerithidium Monterosato, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Cerithiinae J. Fleming, 1822
1. Genus Cerithioclava Olsson & Harbison, 1953
2. Genus Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
3. Genus Chondrocerithium Cossmann, 1906
4. Genus Clavocerithium Cossmann, 1920
5. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888
6. Genus Colina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
7. Genus Fastigiella Reeve, 1848
8. Genus Globulocerithium Pacaud, 2023 †
9. Genus Gourmya P. Fischer, 1884
10. Genus Liocerithium Tryon, 1887
11. Genus Ochetoclava Woodring, 1928
12. Genus Orthochetus Cossmann, 1889 †
13. Genus Peraubium Dominici & Kowalke, 2014 †
14. Genus Pithocerithium Sacco, 1895 †
15. Genus Pseudovertagus Vignal, 1904
16. Genus Ptychocerithium Sacco, 1895 †
17. Genus Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840
18. Genus Royella Iredale, 1912
19. Genus Thericium Monterosato, 1890
20. Genus Pliocerithium Monterosato, 1910 accepted as Thericium Monterosato, 1890 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
21. Genus Striovertagus Chavan, 1949 † accepted as Rhinoclavis (Striovertagus) Chavan, 1949 † represented as Rhinoclavis Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Genus Prismacerithium Petuch, 1997 †
Genus Cestumcerithium Petuch, 1997 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Subfamily Probittiinae Bandel, 2006 † (uncertain > unassessed)
1. Genus Probittium Bandel, 2006 †
Subfamily Potamidinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Potamididae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subfamily Cerithiidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
1. Genus Bezanconia P. Fischer, 1884 †
2. Genus Bogatschevia A. A. Ali-Zade & Kabakova, 1969 †
3. Genus Cerithidella Stache, 1889 †
4. Genus Chavanicerithium Ludbrook, 1957 †
5. Genus Conocerithium Sacco, 1895 †
6. Genus Dirocerithium Woodring & Stenzel, 1959 †
7. Genus Glyptozaria Iredale, 1924
8. Genus Jetwoodsia Ludbrook, 1971 †
9. Genus Lasserria Lozouet, 2025 †
10. Genus Manulona Ludbrook, 1941 †
11. Genus Megistocerithium Kase, 2015 †
12. Genus Mesostomella Stache, 1889 †
13. Genus Nudivagus Wade, 1917 †
14. Genus Occidentocerithium Nützel, R. B. Blodgett & Stanley, 2003 †
15. Genus Pseudoaluco B. L. Clark, 1946 †
16. Genus Taxonia H. J. Finlay, 1926 †
17. Genus Texmelanatria K. van W. Palmer, 1942 †
18. Genus Zefallacia H. J. Finlay, 1926 †

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 491; note: as family Cerithiadae [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cerithiidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128 on 2026-04-21

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Cerithiidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=128 on 2026-04-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2006-03-21 08:10:26Z

changed

Wambiji, Nina

2006-03-21 17:40:17Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2011-04-30 06:57:51Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-06-28 15:14:47Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2026-01-07 00:50:47Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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original description Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 491; note: as family Cerithiadae [details]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cerithiidae)
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To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To NHMUK collection (Cerithiidae Ferussac, 1819; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8611416)
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