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Family: Cerithiidae ceriths (See list of species below)

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155 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Argyropeza divina []	No picture found Argyropeza leucocephala []	No picture found Argyropeza schepmaniana []
No picture found Argyropeza verecunda []	No picture found Bittiolum alternatum []	No picture found Bittiolum varium [Grass cerith]
No picture found Bittium alabastrulum []	No picture found Bittium anembatum []	Bittium attenuatum [Slender bittium]
No picture found Bittium caraboboense []	No picture found Bittium circa []	No picture found Bittium eschrichtii [Threaded bittium]
No picture found Bittium galactis []	No picture found Bittium glareosum []	No picture found Bittium impendens []
No picture found Bittium incile []	No picture found Bittium lacteum []	No picture found Bittium latreillii []
No picture found Bittium lima []	No picture found Bittium munitum []	Bittium reticulatum [Small needle whelk]
No picture found Bittium sanjuanense []	No picture found Bittium sergentum []	No picture found Bittium simplex []
No picture found Bittium variegatum []	No picture found Cacozeliana granarium []	No picture found Cassiella abylensis []
No picture found Cerithidium actinium []	No picture found Cerithidium cerithinum []	No picture found Cerithidium diplax []
No picture found Cerithidium perparvulum []	No picture found Cerithidium submammillatum []	No picture found Cerithiella amblytera []
No picture found Cerithiella erecta []	No picture found Cerithiella metula []	No picture found Cerithiella nucleoproducta []
No picture found Cerithiella pileata []	No picture found Cerithiella producta []	No picture found Cerithiella stiria []
No picture found Cerithiella whiteavesi []	No picture found Cerithioclava garciai []	No picture found Cerithium abditum []
No picture found Cerithium adansonii []	No picture found Cerithium alucastrum []	No picture found Cerithium alutaceum []
No picture found Cerithium alveolus []	No picture found Cerithium amirantium []	Cerithium atratum [Dark cerith]
Cerithium atromarginatum [Black lipped cerith]	Cerithium balteatum []	No picture found Cerithium bayeri []
No picture found Cerithium boeticum []	No picture found Cerithium buzzurroi []	No picture found Cerithium caeruleum [Cerithium snail]
Cerithium citrinum [Yellow cerith]	No picture found Cerithium claviforme []	Cerithium columna []
Cerithium coralium [Coral cerith]	No picture found Cerithium dialeucum []	Cerithium eburneum [Ivory cerith]
Cerithium echinatum [Spinose cerith]	No picture found Cerithium egenum [Needle snail]	No picture found Cerithium flemischi []
No picture found Cerithium gemmatum []	Cerithium guinaicum [Guinea cerith]	No picture found Cerithium interstriatum []
No picture found Cerithium kobelti []	No picture found Cerithium koperbergi []	No picture found Cerithium leptocharactum []
No picture found Cerithium lifuense []	No picture found Cerithium lindae []	No picture found Cerithium lissum []
Cerithium litteratum [Stocky cerith]	No picture found Cerithium lividulum []	Cerithium lutosum [Variable cerith]
No picture found Cerithium madreporicolum []	No picture found Cerithium menkei []	No picture found Cerithium moniliferum []
No picture found Cerithium munitum []	No picture found Cerithium muscarum [Flyspeck cerith]	Cerithium nesioticum []
Cerithium nodulosum [Giant knobbed cerith]	No picture found Cerithium novaehollandiae []	No picture found Cerithium ophioderma []
No picture found Cerithium pacificum []	No picture found Cerithium placidum []	No picture found Cerithium planum []
No picture found Cerithium protractum []	Cerithium punctatum []	No picture found Cerithium rehderi []
No picture found Cerithium renovatum []	Cerithium rostratum [Beaked cerith]	No picture found Cerithium rueppelli []
Cerithium salebrosum [Uneven cerith]	No picture found Cerithium scabridum []	No picture found Cerithium scobiniforme []
No picture found Cerithium stercusmuscarum []	No picture found Cerithium stigmosum []	No picture found Cerithium tenellum []
No picture found Cerithium torulosum []	No picture found Cerithium traillii [Traill's cerith]	Cerithium uncinatum []
No picture found Cerithium vulgatum [Common cerithe]	No picture found Cerithium zebrum []	No picture found Cerithium zonatum [Belted horn]
No picture found Clypeomorus adunca []	Clypeomorus batillariaeformis [Necklace cerith]	No picture found Clypeomorus bifasciata [Morus cerith]
No picture found Clypeomorus brevis []	No picture found Clypeomorus chemnitzianus [Chemnitz cerith]	No picture found Clypeomorus coralium []
No picture found Clypeomorus humilis []	No picture found Clypeomorus inflata []	No picture found Clypeomorus moniliferus []
No picture found Clypeomorus nympha []	Clypeomorus patulum []	No picture found Clypeomorus pellucida [Pellucid cerith]
No picture found Clypeomorus petrosa []	No picture found Clypeomorus petrosus []	No picture found Clypeomorus purpurastoma []
No picture found Clypeomorus subbreviculus []	No picture found Clypeomorus traillii []	No picture found Clypeomorus tuberculatus []
No picture found Clypeomorus zonatus []	No picture found Colina macrostoma []	No picture found Colina pinguis []
No picture found Fastigiella carinata []	No picture found Ittibittium oryza []	No picture found Ittibittium parcum []
No picture found Lirobittium attenuatum [Slender cerith]	No picture found Plesiotrochus luteus []	No picture found Plesiotrochus pagodiformis []
No picture found Plesiotrochus souverbianus []	No picture found Plesiotrochus unicinctus []	Pseudovertagus aluco [Aluco vertagus]
No picture found Pseudovertagus clava []	Pseudovertagus nobilis [Noble vertagus]	Rhinoclavis articulata [Articulate vertagus]
Rhinoclavis aspera [Rough vertagus]	No picture found Rhinoclavis diadema []	Rhinoclavis fasciata [Banded vertagus]
No picture found Rhinoclavis kochi [Koch's cerith]	Rhinoclavis longicaudata []	No picture found Rhinoclavis matukense []
No picture found Rhinoclavis obeliscus []	Rhinoclavis sinensis [Obelisk vertagus]	Rhinoclavis sordidula [Dwarf vertagus]
Rhinoclavis vertagus [Common vertagus]	No picture found Scaliola arenosa []	No picture found Scaliola bella []
No picture found Scaliola elata []	No picture found Scaliola gracilis []	No picture found Stylidium eschrichtii [Threaded cerith]
Styliferina goniochila []	No picture found Varicopeza crystallina []

155 Species of Family Cerithiidae
(ceriths)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Argyropeza divina		Indo-West Pacific.
Argyropeza leucocephala		Eastern Pacific.
Argyropeza schepmaniana		Western Central Pacific
Argyropeza verecunda		Western Indian Ocean
Bittiolum alternatum		Northwest Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Bittiolum varium	Grass cerith	Western Atlantic	0.65 DL
Bittium alabastrulum		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Bittium anembatum		Western Indian Ocean
Bittium attenuatum	Slender bittium	Northeast Pacific	1.5 SHH
Bittium caraboboense		Western Atlantic.	0.175 DL
Bittium circa		Mediterranean Sea.
Bittium eschrichtii	Threaded bittium	Northeast Pacific	2 NG
Bittium galactis		Western Atlantic.	0.81 DL
Bittium glareosum		Pacific Ocean.
Bittium impendens		Central Pacific.
Bittium incile		Mediterranean Sea.
Bittium lacteum		Mediterranean Sea.
Bittium latreillii		Mediterranean Sea.
Bittium lima		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL
Bittium munitum		Canada
Bittium reticulatum	Small needle whelk	Northeast Atlantic and th	1 TL
Bittium sanjuanense		Canada
Bittium sergentum		Western Central Pacific
Bittium simplex		Mediterranean Sea.
Bittium variegatum		Western Pacific
Cacozeliana granarium		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cassiella abylensis		Mediterranean Sea.
Cerithidium actinium		Eastern Pacific
Cerithidium cerithinum		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Cerithidium diplax		Indo-Pacific. Introduced
Cerithidium perparvulum		Eastern Central Pacific a
Cerithidium submammillatum		Mediterranean Sea.
Cerithiella amblytera		Atlantic Ocean.	0.63 TL
Cerithiella erecta		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Cerithiella metula		Mediterranean Sea, Northe	1.1 DL
Cerithiella nucleoproducta		Southwest Pacific
Cerithiella pileata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cerithiella producta		Western Atlantic.	0.85 DL
Cerithiella stiria		Southwest Pacific
Cerithiella whiteavesi		Arctic
Cerithioclava garciai		Western Atlantic.	9.2 DL
Cerithium abditum		Western Pacific
Cerithium adansonii		Indo-West Pacific
Cerithium alucastrum		Mediterranean Sea.
Cerithium alutaceum		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium alveolus		Central Pacific
Cerithium amirantium		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium atratum	Dark cerith	Western Atlantic	5 ShL
Cerithium atromarginatum	Black lipped cerith	Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium balteatum		Western Pacific.
Cerithium bayeri		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL
Cerithium boeticum		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium buzzurroi		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium caeruleum	Cerithium snail	Western Indian Ocean.
Cerithium citrinum	Yellow cerith	Indo-West Pacific.	5 ShH
Cerithium claviforme		Western Pacific
Cerithium columna		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium coralium	Coral cerith	Indo-West Pacific.	5 SHL
Cerithium dialeucum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium eburneum	Ivory cerith	Western Central Atlantic	4.3 NG
Cerithium echinatum	Spinose cerith	Indo-Pacific.	8 SHL
Cerithium egenum	Needle snail	Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium flemischi		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium gemmatum		Southeast Pacific
Cerithium guinaicum	Guinea cerith	Western Atlantic.	4.5 ShL
Cerithium interstriatum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium kobelti		Western Pacific	3.5 ShH
Cerithium koperbergi		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium leptocharactum		Southeast Pacific
Cerithium lifuense		Western Pacific.	3.5 ShH
Cerithium lindae		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL
Cerithium lissum		Western Pacific
Cerithium litteratum	Stocky cerith	Eastern Central Pacific a	3.4 NG
Cerithium lividulum		Mediterranean Sea.
Cerithium lutosum	Variable cerith	Western Central Atlantic.	2 NG
Cerithium madreporicolum		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium menkei		Southeast Pacific
Cerithium moniliferum		Indo-West Pacific
Cerithium munitum		Indo-West Pacific.
Cerithium muscarum	Flyspeck cerith	Western Central Atlantic	2.6 DL
Cerithium nesioticum		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Cerithium nodulosum	Giant knobbed cerith	Indo-Pacific. The form o	15 SHL
Cerithium novaehollandiae		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cerithium ophioderma		Pacific Ocean
Cerithium pacificum		Pacific Ocean.
Cerithium placidum		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium planum		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH
Cerithium protractum		Mediterranean Sea.
Cerithium punctatum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium rehderi		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium renovatum		Mediterranean Sea.
Cerithium rostratum	Beaked cerith	Pacific Ocean.
Cerithium rueppelli		Western Indian Ocean
Cerithium salebrosum	Uneven cerith	Central Pacific.
Cerithium scabridum		Indo-West Pacific and the
Cerithium scobiniforme		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium stercusmuscarum		Southeast Pacific
Cerithium stigmosum		Western Central Pacific
Cerithium tenellum		Central Pacific.	2.5 TL
Cerithium torulosum		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium traillii	Traill's cerith	Western Pacific.
Cerithium uncinatum		Southeast Pacific
Cerithium vulgatum	Common cerithe	Mediterranean Sea.	6.5 SHL
Cerithium zebrum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium zonatum	Belted horn	Indo-Pacific.
Clypeomorus adunca		Western Central Pacific
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis	Necklace cerith	Indo-Pacific.	3 SHL
Clypeomorus bifasciata	Morus cerith	Indo-Pacific and the Red	3 SHL
Clypeomorus brevis		Pacific Ocean.	3 ShH
Clypeomorus chemnitzianus	Chemnitz cerith	Western Pacific	3.5 ShH
Clypeomorus coralium		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH
Clypeomorus humilis		Western Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus inflata		Western Central Pacific
Clypeomorus moniliferus		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus nympha		Indo-Pacific.
Clypeomorus patulum		Western Central Pacific	2.5 TL
Clypeomorus pellucida	Pellucid cerith	Western Pacific.
Clypeomorus petrosa		Western Central Pacific
Clypeomorus petrosus		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus purpurastoma		Western Pacific.
Clypeomorus subbreviculus		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH
Clypeomorus traillii		Western Central Pacific	3.5 ShH
Clypeomorus tuberculatus		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH
Clypeomorus zonatus		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH
Colina macrostoma		Western Pacific
Colina pinguis		Western Indian Ocean.
Fastigiella carinata		Western Atlantic.	5.3 DL
Ittibittium oryza		Western Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Ittibittium parcum		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Lirobittium attenuatum	Slender cerith	Eastern Pacific.
Plesiotrochus luteus		Eastern Central Pacific
Plesiotrochus pagodiformis		Western Central Pacific
Plesiotrochus souverbianus		Western Indian Ocean
Plesiotrochus unicinctus		Western Pacific
Pseudovertagus aluco	Aluco vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	10 SHL
Pseudovertagus clava		Indo-Pacific.
Pseudovertagus nobilis	Noble vertagus	Western Central Pacific
Rhinoclavis articulata	Articulate vertagus	Pacific Ocean. Tropical
Rhinoclavis aspera	Rough vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	6 ShH
Rhinoclavis diadema		Western Pacific
Rhinoclavis fasciata	Banded vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	9.5 SHL
Rhinoclavis kochi	Koch's cerith	Indo-West Pacific. Intro	4 ShH
Rhinoclavis longicaudata		Western Pacific.	6 ShH
Rhinoclavis matukense		Central Pacific
Rhinoclavis obeliscus		Western Central Pacific
Rhinoclavis sinensis	Obelisk vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	7 SHL
Rhinoclavis sordidula	Dwarf vertagus	Indo-West Pacific.
Rhinoclavis vertagus	Common vertagus	Indo-West Pacific	7 SHL
Scaliola arenosa		Western Indian Ocean
Scaliola bella		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Scaliola elata		Mediterranean Sea.
Scaliola gracilis		Northwest Pacific
Stylidium eschrichtii	Threaded cerith	Eastern Pacific
Styliferina goniochila		Indo-West Pacific.
Varicopeza crystallina		Western Central Atlantic.	1.9 DL

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