Cerithiopsidae

Short description: Family of gastropods

Cerithiopsidae

A shell of Prolixodens whaaporum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Clade:  | Hypsogastropoda
Suborder:  | Ptenoglossa
Superfamily:  | Triphoroidea
Family:  | Cerithiopsidae
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
Synonyms[1]

* Aliptinae B. A. Marshall, 1978 (alternate representation)
* Cerithiopsinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (alternate representation)
* Seilinae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 (alternate representation)

Cerithiopsidae is a family of very small sea snails in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Members of this family are known as cerithiopsids.[1]

These tiny snails have shells that are very high-spired and consist of multiple whorls.

## Contents

* 1 Subfamilies
* 2 Genera
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Subfamilies

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

* Aliptinae Marshall, 1978
* Cerithiopsinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
* Seilinae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975

## Genera

Cerithiopsidella caterinae

Holotype of Joculator boguszae

(As of August 2020), the following genera are included in the family Cerithiopsidae:[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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

## 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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

See also Wikidata entry Q3139394.

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