Cerithiopsidae

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

Cerithiopsidae
A shell of Prolixodens whaaporum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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)

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

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^[update], the following genera are included in the family Cerithiopsidae:^[1]

• Alipta Finlay, 1927
• Aliptina Marshall, 1978
• Belonimorphis Jay & Drivas, 2002
• Cerithiopsidella Bartsch, 1911
• Cerithiopsilla Thiele, 1912
• Cerithiopsina Bartsch, 1911
• Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
• Clathropsis Laseron, 1956
• † Cosmocerithium Cossmann, 1906
• Costulopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2019
• Cubalaskeya Rolan & Fernandez-Garcés, 2008
• † Cyrbasia Harris & Burrows, 1891
• Dizoniopsis Sacco, 1895
• † Dragonia Guzhov, 2019
• Ektonos Bouchet & Warén, 1993
• † Eocolina Chavan, 1952
• Granulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
• Horologica Laseron, 1956
• Joculator Hedley, 1909
• Koilofera Jay & Drivas, 2002
• Krachia Baluk, 1975
• Krachiopsis Smriglio & Mariottini, 1999
• Marshallopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
• Mendax Finlay, 1926
• Onchodia Dall, 1924
• Ondulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
• Oparopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2015
• Paraseila Laseron, 1951
• Pilaflexis Laseron, 1951
• Potenatomus Laseron, 1956
• Prolixodens Marshall, 1978
• Proseila Thiele, 1929
• Seila A. Adams, 1861
• Seilopsis Tomlin, 1931
• Socienna Finlay, 1927
• Specula Finlay, 1927
• Speculator Warén & Bouchet, 2001
• Sundaya Oliver, 1915
• Spinoseila P. A. Maxwell, 1992
• Synthopsis Laseron, 1956
• Tasmalira Dell, 1956
• † Thereitis Le Renard, 1998
• Tubercliopsis Laseron, 1956
• Zaclys Finlay, 1927

Genera brought into synonymy

• Australopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2014: synonym of Oparopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2015 (invalid: junior homonym of Australopsis Hinz-Schallreuter, 1993 [Ostracoda]; Oparopsis is a replacement name)
• Callisteuma Tomlin, 1929: synonym of Granulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012 (invalid: junior homonym of Callisteuma Prout, 1912 [Lepidoptera]; Granulopsis is a replacement name)
• Cinctella Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
• Conciliopsis Laseron, 1956: synonym of Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
• Granulotriforis Kosuge, 1967: synonym of Trituba (Granulotriforis) Kosuge, 1967 represented as Trituba Jousseaume, 1884
• Hebeseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila (Hebeseila) Finlay, 1926 represented as Seila A. Adams, 1861
• Lyroseila Finlay, 1928: synonym of Seila (Lyroseila) Finlay, 1928 represented as Seila A. Adams, 1861
• Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010: synonym of Costulopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2019 (invalid: junior homonym of Nanopsis Henningsmoen, 1954 [Ostracoda]; Costulopsis is a replacement name)
• Notoseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila (Notoseila) Finlay, 1926 represented as Seila A. Adams, 1861
• † Tembrockia Gründel, 1980 : synonym of † Thereitis Le Renard, 1998 (preoccupied by Tembrockia Glibert & van de Poel, 1967 (Bivalvia); Thereitis Le Renard, 1998 is a replacement name)