Cerithiopsis

Cerithiopsis
Shell of Cerithiopsis paucispiralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	incertae sedis
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)

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

Distribution

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

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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