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Cerithiopsis

Cerithiopsis is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.[1]

Cerithiopsis
Shell of Cerithiopsis paucispiralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Forbes & Hanley, 1851
Type species
Murex tubercularis
Montagu, 1803
Synonyms
  • Conciliopsis Laseron, 1956
  • Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 (Preoccupied by Nanopsis Freytag, 1974, a genus or subgenus of leafhoppers)

Distribution

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This genus occurs in the Caribbean Sea including Cuba, in the Atlantic Ocean including the Cape Verde islands and Angola and in the Indian Ocean including the Aldabra Atoll.

Species

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Species within the genus Cerithiopsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Subgenus Cerithiopsis (Joculator) Hedley, 1909: synonym of Joculator Hedley, 1909
  • Subgenus Cerithiopsis (Metaxia) Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Metaxia Monterosato, 1884
  • Subgenus Cerithiopsis (Seila) A. Adams, 1861: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
  • Cerithiopsis acies Suter, 1908: synonym of Zaclys sarissa (Murdoch, 1905)
  • Cerithiopsis adamsi Bartsch, 1911: synonym of Cerithiopsina adamsi (Bartsch, 1911)
  • Cerithiopsis amblytera Watson, 1880: synonym of Cerithiella amblytera (Watson, 1880)
  • Cerithiopsis balteata Watson, 1881: synonym of Horologica balteata (Watson, 1881)
  • Cerithiopsis barleii: synonym of Cerithiopsis barleei Jeffreys, 1867
  • Cerithiopsis bermudensis Verrill & Bush, 1900: synonym of Metaxia rugulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Cerithiopsis bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845): synonym of Retilaskeya bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Cerithiopsis bizonalis Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846)
  • Cerithiopsis buijsei Jong & Coomans, 1988: synonym of Cerithiopsis lata (C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Cerithiopsis canaliculata Suter, 1908: synonym of Specula retifera (Suter, 1908)
  • Cerithiopsis concinna Sykes, 1925: synonym of Narrimania concinna (Sykes, 1925)
  • Cerithiopsis cosmia Bartsch, 1907: synonym of Cerithiopsidella cosmia (Bartsch, 1907)
  • Cerithiopsis costulatus (Møller, 1842): synonym of Eumetula arctica (Mørch, 1857)
  • Cerithiopsis crenistria Suter, 1907: synonym of Alipta crenistria (Suter, 1907)
  • Cerithiopsis crystallina Dall, 1881: synonym of Varicopeza crystallina (Dall, 1881)
  • Cerithiopsis cynthia Bartsch, 1911: synonym of Cerithiopsis iota (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Cerithiopsis diegensis Bartsch, 1911: synonym of Cerithiopsida diegensis (Bartsch, 1911)
  • Cerithiopsis emersonii (C.B. Adams, 1839): synonym of Retilaskeya emersonii (C.B. Adams, 1839)
  • Cerithiopsis excelsum Yokoyama, 1928: synonym of Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928)
  • Cerithiopsis geniculosus Hedley, 1911: synonym of Altispecula geniculosa (Hedley, 1911)
  • Cerithiopsis hadfieldi Jay & Drivas, 2002: synonym of Synthopsis hadfieldi (Jay & Drivas, 2002)
  • Cerithiopsis infracolor Laseron, 1951: synonym of Prolixodens infracolor (Laseron, 1951)
  • Cerithiopsis marginata Suter, 1908: synonym of Mendax marginata (Suter, 1908)
  • Cerithiopsis metaxae (delle Chiaje, 1828): synonym of Metaxia metaxa (delle Chiaje, 1828)
  • Cerithiopsis nana Mayer, 1864: synonym of Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864)
  • Cerithiopsis oculisfictis Prkic & Mariottini, 2010: synonym of Cerithiopsis tubercularis (Montagu, 1803)
  • Cerithiopsis peilei E.A. Smith, 1910: synonym of Seilopsis peilei (E.A. Smith, 1910)
  • Cerithiopsis pulchella Jeffreys, 1858: synonym of Cerithiopsis jeffreysi Watson, 1885
  • Cerithiopsis ridicula Watson, 1886: synonym of Joculator ridiculus (Watson, 1886)
  • Cerithiopsis sarissa Murdoch, 1905: synonym of Zaclys sarissa (Murdoch, 1905)
  • Cerithiopsis semipicta Gould, 1861: synonym of Joculator semipictus (Gould, 1861)
  • Cerithiopsis shikoensis Yokoyama, 1928: synonym of Orectospira shikoensis (Yokoyama, 1928)
  • Cerithiopsis signa Bartsch, 1921: synonym of Cerithiopsina signa (Bartsch, 1921)
  • Cerithiopsis sigsbeana Dall, 1881: synonym of Cerithiella sigsbeana (Dall, 1881)
  • Cerithiopsis sinon (Bayle, 1880): synonym of Royella sinon (Bayle, 1880)
  • Cerithiopsis styliformis Suter, 1908: synonym of Specula styliformis (Suter, 1908)
  • Cerithiopsis subantarctica Suter, 1908: synonym of Zaclys sarissa (Murdoch, 1905)
  • Cerithiopsis tribulationis Hedley, 1909: synonym of Joculator tribulationis (Hedley, 1909)
  • Cerithiopsis trizonalis Odhner, 1924: synonym of Mendax trizonalis (Odhner, 1924)
  • Cerithiopsis turbonilloides Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of Ektonos turbonilloides (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
  • Cerithiopsis turrigera Watson, 1886: synonym of Joculator turriger (Watson, 1886)
  • Cerithiopsis valeriae Giusti Fr., 1987: synonym of Onchodia valeriae (Giusti Fr., 1987)
  • Cerithiopsis westiana Hedley, 1909: synonym of Horologica westiana (Hedley, 1909)

References

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  1. ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137764 on 13 June 2012
  2. ^ Cossmann (M.) & Peyrot (A.), 1922 - Conchologie néogènique de l'Aquitaine. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, t. 73, p. 5-321
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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