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