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gastropod
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Newtoniellidae
Newtoniellidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Triphoroidea.
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This genus was described by Verrill in 1882.
Species
Species in the genus ''Cerithiella'' include:
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Cerithiella aethiopica
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella amblytera
''Cerithiella amblytera'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was first described as ''Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum'' by Watson in 1880.
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Cerithiella argentata
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella astrolabiensis'' (Strebel, 1908)
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Cerithiella atali
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella australis
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella austrina
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella axicostulata
''Cerithiella axicostulata'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Castellanos, Rolán and Bartolotta, in 1987.Cerithiella bisculpta'' (Strebel, 1908)
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Cerithiella burdwoodiana
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella cacuminata
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.taxon inquirendum
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Cerithiella candela
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella cepene
''Cerithiella cepene'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from Europe
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Cerithiella danielsseni
''Cerithiella danielsseni'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Friele, in 1877.Cerithiella elata
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella enodis
''Cerithiella enodis'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. This species is known from European waters. It was described by Watson in 1880.Cerithiella eulimella
''Cerithiella eulimella'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Newtoniellidae. It was described by Powell, in 1958.Cerithiella fallax
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella francescoi
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella infelix
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella insignis'' (Jeffreys, 1885)
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Cerithiella taylori
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella terebriformis
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella terebroides'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971
* '' Cerithiella terebroides'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971
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Cerithiella thomsoni
''Cerithiella'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae.Cerithiella translucens'' Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* '' Cerithiella travani'' Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* † '' Cerithiella tricincta'' P. Marshall, 1919
* '' Cerithiella trisulcata'' (Yokoyama, 1922)
* '' Cerithiella vidalensis'' Barnard, 1963
* '' Cerithiella werthi'' Thiele, 1912
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cerithiella aliceae'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of '' Eumetula aliceae'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
* ''Cerithiella bouvieri'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of ''
Eumetula bouvieri
''Eumetula bouvieri'' is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Newtoniellidae, which is known from European waters. It was described by Dautzenberg and Fischer H., in 1896.Cerithiella antarctica'' (E. A. Smith, 1907)
* ''Cerithiella cossmanni'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of '' Krachia cossmanni'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
* ''Cerithiella erecta'' Thiele, 1912: synonym of '' Cerithiella seymouriana'' (Strebel, 1908)
* ''Cerithiella guernei'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of '' Krachia guernei'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896)
* ''Cerithiella lineata'' Egorova, 1982: synonym of '' Cerithiella laevis'' (Thiele, 1912)
* ''Cerithiella macrocephala'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897: synonym of ''Cerithiella metula'' (Lovén, 1846)
* ''Cerithiella similis'' Thiele, 1912: synonym of '' Cerithiella astrolabiensis'' (Strebel, 1908)
* ''Cerithiella whiteavesi'' (Verrill, 1880): synonym of ''Cerithiella metula'' (Lovén, 1846)
* ''Cerithiella'' (''Cerithiella'') ''tydemani'' Schepman, 1909: synonym of '' Pseudovertagus nobilis'' (Reeve, 1855)
References
* Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). ''Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda''. Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3: 579-840
* Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). ''The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas''. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. . vi, 508 (+ cd-rom)
* 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
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
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