All Species
192 Species in Family Cerithiidae
Nominal species list for Cerithiidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Varicopeza crystallina (Dall, 1881)
Styliferina goniochila Adams, 1860
Stylidium eschrichtii (Middendorff, 1849) Threaded cerith
Scaliola gracilis unspecified
Scaliola bella Adams, 1860
Scaliola elata Issel, 1869
Scaliola arenosa Adams, 1862
Rhinoclavis vertagus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common vertagus
Rhinoclavis sordidula (Gould, 1849) Dwarf vertagus
Rhinoclavis sinensis (Gmelin, 1791) Obelisk vertagus
Rhinoclavis matukense (Watson, 1880)
Rhinoclavis obeliscus Bruguière
Rhinoclavis longicaudata (Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Rhinoclavis kochi (Philippi, 1848) Koch's cerith
Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792) Banded vertagus
Rhinoclavis diadema Houbrick, 1978
Rhinoclavis aspera (Linnaeus, 1758) Rough vertagus
Rhinoclavis abbasi Thach, 2022
Rhinoclavis articulata (Adams & Reeve, 1850) Articulate vertagus
Pseudovertagus clava (Gmelin, 1791)
Pseudovertagus nobilis (Reeve, 1855) Noble vertagus
Pseudovertagus aluco (Linnaeus, 1758) Aluco vertagus
Plesiotrochus souverbianus Fischer, 1878
Plesiotrochus unicinctus (Adams, 1853)
Plesiotrochus luteus (Gould, 1861)
Plesiotrochus pagodiformis Hedley, 1907
Lirobittium rugatum (Carpenter, 1864)
Lirobittium serra Bartsch, 1917
Lirobittium quadrifilatum (Carpenter, 1864) Four-thread cerith
Lirobittium purpureum (Carpenter, 1864)
Lirobittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911
Lirobittium lomaense (Bartsch, 1911)
Lirobittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911
Lirobittium larum (Bartsch, 1911)
Lirobittium fetellum (Bartsch, 1911)
Lirobittium armillatum (Carpenter, 1864)
Lirobittium attenuatum (Carpenter, 1864) Slender cerith
Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876)
Ittibittium parcum (Gould, 1861)
Fastigiella carinata Reeve, 1848
Colina pinguis Adams, 1855
Colina macrostoma (Hinds, 1844)
Clypeomorus tuberculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Clypeomorus zonatus (Wood, 1828)
Clypeomorus traillii (Sowerby, 1855)
Clypeomorus subbreviculus Oostingh, 1925
Clypeomorus purpurastoma Houbrick, 1985
Clypeomorus petrosa (Wood, 1828)
Clypeomorus pellucida (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852) Pellucid cerith
Clypeomorus petrosus (Wood, 1828)
Clypeomorus nympha Houbrick, 1985
Clypeomorus patulum (Sowerby, 1855)
Clypeomorus inflata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Clypeomorus moniliferus (Kiener, 1841)
Clypeomorus coralium (Kiener, 1841)
Clypeomorus humilis (Dunker, 1861)
Clypeomorus chemnitzianus (Pilsbry, 1901) Chemnitz cerith
Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Clypeomorus bifasciata (Sowerby, 1855) Morus cerith
Clypeomorus adunca (Gould, 1849)
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966 Necklace cerith
Cerithium zonatum (Wood, 1828) Belted horn
Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
Cerithium vulgatum Bruguière, 1792 Common cerithe
Cerithium versicolor Philippi, 1848
Cerithium variabile Deshayes, 1833 Variable horn-shell
Cerithium traillii Sowerby, 1855 Traill's cerith
Cerithium uncinatum Gmelin, 1791
Cerithium torulosum (Linnaeus, 1767)
Cerithium stigmosum Gould, 1861
Cerithium tenellum Sowerby, 1855
Cerithium stercusmuscarum Valenciennes, 1833
Cerithium scobiniforme Houbrick, 1992
Cerithium salebrosum Sowerby, 1855 Uneven cerith
Cerithium scabridum Philippi, 1848
Cerithium rueppelli Philippi, 1848
Cerithium rehderi Houbrick, 1992
Cerithium renovatum Monterosato, 1884
Cerithium rostratum Sowerby, 1855 Beaked cerith
Cerithium punctatum Bruguière, 1792
Cerithium protractum Bivona Ant., 1838
Cerithium planum Anton, 1839
Cerithium placidum Gould, 1861
Cerithium novaehollandiae Sowerby II, 1855
Cerithium ophioderma (Habe, 1968)
Cerithium pacificum Houbrick, 1992
Cerithium nodulosum Bruguière, 1792 Giant knobbed cerith
Cerithium nesioticum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906
Cerithium mutabile Lamarck, 1804
Cerithium muscarum Say, 1822 Flyspeck cerith
Cerithium moniliferum Dufresne, 1842
Cerithium munitum Sowerby, 1855
Cerithium menkei Carpenter, 1857
Cerithium maculosum Kiener, 1841
Cerithium madreporicolum Jousseaume, 1930
Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828 Variable cerith
Cerithium balteatum Philippi, 1848
Cerithium atromarginatum Deshayes, 1828 Black lipped cerith
Cerithium amirantium Smith, 1884
Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) Dark cerith
Cerithium alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854
Cerithium alucastrum (Brocchi, 1814)
Cerithium alutaceum (Gould, 1861)
Cerithium abditum Houbrick, 1992
Cerithium adansonii Bruguière, 1792
Cerithioclava garciai Houbrick, 1986
Cerithiella stiria (Webster, 1906)
Cerithiella whiteavesi Verrill, 1880
Cerithiella pileata (Cotton, 1951)
Cerithiella producta Dall, 1927
Cerithiella nucleoproducta (Dell, 1956)
Cerithiella metula (Loven, 1846)
Cerithiella erecta Thiele, 1912
Cerithidium submammillatum (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854)
Cerithiella amblytera (Watson, 1880)
Cerithidium perparvulum (Watson, 1886)
Cerithidium diplax (Watson, 1886)
Cerithidium actinium Rehder, 1980
Cerithidium cerithinum (Philippi, 1849)
Cerithium lividulum Risso, 1826
Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1778) Stocky cerith
Cerithium lissum Watson, 1880
Cerithium lindae Petuch, 1987
Cerithium lifuense Melvill & Standen, 1895
Cerithium leptocharactum Rehder, 1980
Cerithium koperbergi Schepman, 1907
Cerithium kobelti Dunker, 1877
Cerithium interstriatum Sowerby, 1855
Cerithium gemmatum Hinds, 1844
Cerithium guinaicum Philippi, 1849 Guinea cerith
Cerithium flemischi Martin, 1933
Cerithium egenum Gould, 1849 Needle snail
Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822 Spinose cerith
Cerithium eburneum Bruguiere, 1792 Ivory cerith
Cerithium dialeucum Philippi, 1849
Cerithium coralium Kiener, 1841 Coral cerith
Cerithium claviforme Schepman, 1907
Cerithium columna Sowerby, 1834
Cerithium caribbaeum Smith, 1946
Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855 Yellow cerith
Cerithium buzzurroi Cecalupo, 2005
Cerithium caeruleum Sowerby II, 1855 Cerithium snail
Cerithium boeticum Pease, 1860
Cerithium bayeri (Petuch, 2001)
Cassiella abylensis Gofas, 1987
Cacozeliana granarium (Kiener, 1842)
Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Bittium simplex (Jeffreys, 1867)
Bittium subplanatum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium vancouverense Dall & Bartsch, 1910
Bittium variegatum (Kuroda & Habe, 1971)
Bittium sergentum (Jousseaume, 1930)
Bittium sanjuanense Bartsch, 1917
Bittium reticulatum Da Costa, 1778 Small needle whelk
Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880)
Bittium quadrifilatum Carpenter, 1864
Bittium perparvulum unspecified
Bittium philomelae (Watson, 1880)
Bittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911
Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911
Bittium mexicanum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium munitum (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium lima (Bruguière, 1792)
Bittium lusciniae (Watson, 1880)
Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Bittium larum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium lacteum (Philippi, 1836)
Bittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911
Bittium incile Watson, 1897
Bittium glareosum Gould, 1861
Bittium impendens (Hedley, 1899)
Bittium fetellum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium galactis Mörch, 1876
Bittium eschrichtii (Middendorf, 1849) Threaded bittium
Bittium delicatum (Watson, 1880)
Bittium circa Moreno, 2006
Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911
Bittium caraboboense Weisbord, 1962
Bittium catalinense Bartsch, 1907
Bittium attenuatum Carpenter, 1864 Slender bittium
Bittium arenaense Hertlein & Strong, 1951
Bittium anembatum (Melvill, 1904)
Bittium alternatum (Say, 1822)
Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880)
Bittium alabastrulum (Mörch, 1876)
Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) Grass cerith
Bittiolum fastigiatum (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)
Argyropeza schepmaniana (Melvill, 1912)
Argyropeza verecunda (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Argyropeza leucocephala (Watson, 1886)
Argyropeza divina Melvill & Standen, 1901
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