Bittium
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Bittium Leach in Gray, 1847[1] |
| Type species | |
| Strombiformis reticulatus da Costa, 1778
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Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This genus is found worldwide.
Description
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Species
[edit]Species in the genus Bittium include:[3]
- Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880)[4]
- Bittium afrum [citation needed]
- Bittium amboynense (Watson, 1881)
- Bittium anembatum (Melvill, 1904)
- Bittium aquaticum[citation needed]
- Bittium arenaense Hertlein & Strong, 1951[5]
- Bittium armillatum (Carpenter, 1864)[5]
- Bittium arnoldi Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium atramentarium Melvill & Standen, 1901
- Bittium bandatum Bozzetti, 2019
- Bittium bartolomense Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium batillarium Kuroda & Habe, 1971
- Bittium casmaliense Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium cerithium [citation needed]
- Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium challisae Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium chrysomallum Melvill, 1901
- Bittium circa Moreno, 2006
- Bittium clathratalum
- † Bittium courtillerianum (Millet, 1865)
- † Bittium crassicostatum (Etheridge & Bell, 1898)
- † Bittium crassum Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
- Bittium decussatum (Carpenter, 1857)
- Bittium delicatum (Watson, 1880)[6]
- Bittium depauperatum (Watson, 1880)
- Bittium diminutivum (Philippi, 1845)
- Bittium dumblei [citation needed]
- Bittium editum (Powell, 1930)
- Bittium elegantissimum (Hedley, 1899)[7]
- † Bittium eniwetokense Ladd, 1972
- Bittium exiguum [citation needed]
- Bittium fastigiatum Carpenter, 1864[5]
- Bittium filosum [citation needed]
- Bittium fretense [citation needed]
- † Bittium gallicum Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
- Bittium giganteum Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium glareosum Gould, 1861
- † Bittium gliberti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
- Bittium hartbergense [citation needed]
- Bittium hawaiiensis [citation needed]
- Bittium impendens (Hedley, 1899)
- Bittium incile Watson, 1897
- Bittium inornatum Bartsch, 1911[5] [citation needed]
- Bittium insulsum Preston, 1908
- Bittium koeneni [citation needed]
- Bittium lacteum (Philippi, 1836)
- Bittium laevicordatum (Powell, 1937)
- † Bittium larrieyense Vignal, 1911
- Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- † Bittium lozoueti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
- Bittium lusciniae (Watson, 1880)[8]
- Bittium mexicanum Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium midwayense Kosuge, 1979
- Bittium multiliratum [citation needed]
- Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864)
- Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium nitens Carpenter, 1864
- Bittium ornatissimum Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium paleonotum [citation needed]
- Bittium paludosum [citation needed]
- Bittium panamense Bartsch, 1911
- Bittium peruvianum (d'Orbigny, 1841)
- Bittium philomelae (Watson, 1880)[9]
- Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880)[10]
- † Bittium pingue Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
- Bittium porcellanum Watson, 1886
- Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1930)
- Bittium pupiforme (Watson, 1880)
- Bittium quadricinctum E. A. Smith, 1903
- † Bittium renauleauense Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
- Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)[5] –
- Bittium rubanocinctum [citation needed]
- Bittium russiensis [citation needed]
- Bittium salinae [citation needed]
- Bittium sanjuanense Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium santamariense Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium scalatum [citation needed]
- Bittium semigranosum [citation needed]
- Bittium semigranulosum'[citation needed]'
- Bittium serra Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium simplex (Jeffreys, 1867)
- Bittium spina [citation needed]
- Bittium stigmosum [citation needed]
- Bittium submamillatum (Jeffreys, 1867)
- † Bittium sublima (d'Orbigny, 1852)
- Bittium tenuispina [citation needed]
- Bittium terebelloides [citation needed]
- † Bittium transenna (Bayan, 1873)
- Bittium tumidum Bartsch, 1907[5]
- Bittium turritella [citation needed]
- Bittium vancouverense Dall & Bartsch, 1910[5]
- † Bittium venustulum (Millet, 1865)
- † Bittium vignali Dollfus, 1909
- Bittium watsoni (Jeffreys, 1885)
- Bittium xanthum Watson, 1886
- Species brought into synonymy
- Bittium adamsi Dall, 1889: synonym of Finella adamsi (Dall, 1889)
- Bittium alternatum (Say, 1822)[5] and Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834) are synonyms of Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)[11]
- Bittium asperum Gabb, 1861: synonym of Lirobittium asperum (Gabb, 1861)
- Bittium attenuatum Carpenter, 1864 – slender cerith:[5] synonym of Lirobittium attenuatum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium boeticum (Pease, 1860) and Bittium pusillum (Gould, 1851) are synonyms of Cerithium boeticum Pease, 1860[12]
- Bittium catalinense Bartsch, 1907:[5] synonym of Lirobittium purpureum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium cinctum Hutton, 1885: synonym of Seila cincta (Hutton, 1886)
- † Bittium cossmanni: synonym of † Hemicerithium cossmanni (Dall, 1892)
- Bittium diplax Watson, 1886 is a synonym of Cerithidium diplax (Watson, 1886)[13]
- Bittium eschrichti (Middendorff, 1849): synonym of Neostylidium eschrichtii (Middendorff, 1849)
- Bittium estuarinumTate, 1893: synonym of Zeacumantus plumbeus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
- Bittium exile (Hutton, 1873): synonym of Zebittium exile (Hutton, 1873)
- Bittium fetellum Bartsch, 1911:[5] synonym of Lirobittium fetellum (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
- Bittium furvum Watson, 1886 : synonym of Cacozeliana furva (Watson, 1886)
- Bittium fuscocapitulum Hedley & Petterd, 1906 : synonym of Cacozeliana fuscocapitulum (Hedley & Petterd, 1906)
- Bittium granarium (Kiener, 1842) is a synonym of Cacozeliana granarium (Kiener, 1842)[14]
- Bittium hiloense: synonym of Bittinella hiloensis (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1908)
- Bittium houbricki Ponder, 1993 : synonym of Ittibittium houbricki (Ponder, 1993)
- Bittium icarus (Bayle, 1880) : synonym of Cacozeliana icarus (Bayle, 1880)
- Bittium interfossa (Carpenter, 1864):[5] synonym of Lirobittium interfossa (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium jadertinum Brusina, 1865: synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
- Bittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911:[5] synonym of Lirobittium johnstonae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
- Bittium larum Bartsch, 1911:[5] synonym of Lirobittium larum (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
- Bittium lawleyanum Crosse, 1863: synonym of Zeacumantus plumbeus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
- Bittium leucocephalum Watson, 1886 : synonym of Argyropeza leucocephala (Watson, 1886)
- Bittium minutulum: synonym of Batillariella minutula (Thiele, 1930) (original combination)
- Bittium munitum (Carpenter, 1864):[5] synonym of Lirobittium munitum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911:[5] synonym of Lirobittium oldroydae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
- Bittium oryza (Mörch, 1876) : synonym of Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876)
- Bittium paganicum (Dall, 1919):[5] synonym of Lirobittium paganicum (Dall, 1919)
- Bittium parcum Gould, 1861 is a synonym of Ittibittium parcum (Gould, 1861)[15]
- Bittium perparvulum Watson, 1886[5] is a synonym of Cerithidium perparvulum (Watson, 1886)[16]
- Bittium perpusillum Tryon, 1887 : synonym of Cerithium alutaceum (Gould, 1861)
- Bittium plumbeum: synonym of Zeacumantus plumbeus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
- Bittium quadrifilatum Carpenter, 1864 – four-thread cerith:[5] synonym of Lirobittium quadrifilatum (Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
- Bittium scabrum (Olivi, 1792) : synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
- Bittium seymourianum Strebel, 1908: synonym of Cerithiella seymouriana (Strebel, 1908) (original combination)
- Bittium subplanatum Bartsch, 1911:[5] synonym of Lirobittium rugatum (Carpenter, 1864)
- Bittium torresiense Melvill & Standen, 1899 : synonym of Bittium elegantissimum (Hedley, 1899)
- Bittium variegatum Henn & Brazier, 1894 : synonym of Cacozeliana variegatum (Henn & Brazier, 1894)
- Bittium varium (Pfeiffer, 1840) – grass cerith[5] is a synonym of Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)[17]
- Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) is a synonym of Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841[18]
- Nomen dubium
- Bittium alabastrulum (Mörch, 1876)
- Bittium caraboboense (Weisbord, 1962)
- Bittium galactis Mörch, 1876
- Bittium lima (Bruguière, 1792)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Leach (1847). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 20: 270.
- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2011). Bittium Leach in Gray, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137758 on 8 February 2011
- ^ ZipCodeZoo
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880). 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=473064 on 13 January 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Bittium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. accessed 13 January 2011.
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Bittium delicatum (Watson, 1880). 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=473067 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Bittium elegantissimum. 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=473063 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Bittium lusciniae (Watson, 1880). 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=473070 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Bittium philomelae (Watson, 1880). 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=473071 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880). 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=473079 on 13 January 2011
- ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160172 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Cerithium boeticum. 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=473096 on 13 January 2011
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithidium diplax (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397036 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Cacozeliana granarium (Kiener, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473085 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Ittibittium parcum (Gould, 1861). 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=473137 on 13 January 2011
- ^ Gofas, S. (2010). Cerithidium perparvulum (Watson, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=397037 on 13 January 2011
- ^ Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010). Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160174 on 13 January 2011
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841. 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=216673 on 13 January 2011
- Biggs H.E. (1971). On a proposed new genus of cerithid mollusca from the Dahlak islands, Red Sea. Journal of Conchology 27: 221–223, pl. 7
- Gründel J. (1976). Zur Taxonomie und Phylogenie der Bittium-Gruppe. Malakologische Abhandlungen 5(3): 33–59
- Houbrick R. (1978). Redescription of Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1930) with comments on its generic placements. The Nautilus 92 (1): 9–11
- 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
Further reading
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- Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 15: 129-219
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Gray, J.E. (1847). On the classification of the British Mollusca by W E Leach. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 1, 20: 267-273
- Verduin A. (1982). On the taxonomy and variability of recent european species of the genus Bittium Leach (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Basteria 46: 93-120
- Houbrick R. (1977). Reevaluation and new description of the genus Bittium (Cerithiidae). The Veliger 20 (2): 101-106
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