Bittium
Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails. [2]
Distribution
This genus is found worldwide.
Description
Species
Species in the genus Bittium include:[3]
- Bittium adamsi
- Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880)[4]
- Bittium afrum
- Bittium alabastrulum (Mörch, 1876)
- Bittium amboynense (Watson, 1881)
- Bittium aquaticum
- Bittium arenaense Hertlein & Strong, 1951[5]
- Bittium armillatum (Carpenter, 1864)[5]
- Bittium aspersum
- Bittium asperum Gabb, 1861[5]
- Bittium asperum asperum
- Bittium asperum lomaense
- Bittium attenuatum Carpenter, 1864 - slender cerith[5]
- Bittium bartolomensis Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium caraboboense (Weisbord, 1962)
- Bittium catalinense Bartsch, 1907[5]
- Bittium cerithium
- Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium certhium
- Bittium challisae Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium chrysomallum Melvill, 1901
- Bittium circa Moreno, 2006
- Bittium clathratalum
- Bittium cossmanni
- Bittium delicatum (Watson, 1880)[6]
- Bittium depauperatum (Watson, 1880)
- Bittium dumblei
- Bittium editum (Powell, 1930)
- Bittium elegantissimum (Hedley, 1899)[7]
- Bittium eschrichti
- Bittium eschrichtii(Middendorf, 1849) - threaded cerith[5]
- Bittium eschrichtii eschrichtii
- Bittium eschrichtii montereyense
- Bittium estuarinum
- Bittium exiguum
- Bittium exiguun
- Bittium exile (Hutton, 1873)
- Bittium fastigiatum Carpenter, 1864[5]
- Bittium fetellum Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium filosum
- Bittium fretense
- Bittium galactis Mörch, 1876
- Bittium glareosum Gould, 1861
- Bittium hartbergense
- Bittium hawaiiensis
- Bittium hiloensis
- Bittium icarius
- Bittium impendens (Hedley, 1899)
- Bittium incile Watson, 1897
- Bittium inornatum Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium insulsum Preston, 1908
- Bittium interfossum (Carpenter, 1864)[5]
- Bittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium koeneni
- Bittium lacteum (Philippi, 1836)
- Bittium laevicordatum (Powell, 1937)
- Bittium larum Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
- Bittium lawleyanum
- Bittium lima (Bruguière, 1792)
- Bittium lusciniae (Watson, 1880)[8]
- Bittium mexicanum Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium midwayensis Kosuge, 1979
- Bittium minutulum
- Bittium multiliratum
- Bittium munitum (Carpenter, 1864)[5]
- Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864)
- Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium paganicum (Dall, 1919)[5]
- Bittium paleonotum
- Bittium paludosum
- Bittium panamense
- Bittium perpusillum Tryon, 1887
- Bittium philomelae (Watson, 1880)[9]
- Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880)[10]
- Bittium plumbeum
- Bittium porcellanum Watson, 1886
- Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1930)
- Bittium pupiforme (Watson, 1880)
- Bittium quadricinctum
- Bittium quadrifilatum Carpenter, 1864 - four-thread cerith[5]
- Bittium qudrifilatura
- Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)[5] - synonyms: Bittium jadertinum Brusina, 1865; Bittium scabrum (Olivi, 1792)
- Bittium rubanocinctum
- Bittium russiensis
- Bittium salinae
- Bittium sanjuanense Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium santamariensis Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium scalatum
- Bittium seabrum
- Bittium semigranosum
- Bittium semigranulosum
- Bittium serra Bartsch, 1917[5]
- Bittium seymourianum Strebel, 1908
- Bittium simplex (Jeffreys, 1867)
- Bittium spina
- Bittium stigmosum
- Bittium submamillatum (Jeffreys, 1867)
- Bittium subplanatum Bartsch, 1911[5]
- Bittium tenuispina
- Bittium terebelloides
- Bittium tumidum Bartsch, 1907[5]
- Bittium turritella
- Bittium vancouverense Dall & Bartsch, 1910[5]
- Bittium varia
- Bittium watsoni (Jeffreys, 1885)
- Bittium xanthum Watson, 1886
- Species brought into synonymy
- Bittium alternatum (Say, 1822)[5] and Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834) are synonyms of Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)[11]
- Bittium boeticum (Pease, 1860) and Bittium pusillum (Gould, 1851) are synonyms of Cerithium boeticum Pease, 1860[12]
- Bittium diplax Watson, 1886 is a synonym of Cerithidium diplax (Watson, 1886)[13]
- 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 houbricki Ponder, 1993 : synonym of Ittibittium houbricki (Ponder, 1993)
- Bittium icarus (Bayle, 1880) : synonym of Cacozeliana icarus (Bayle, 1880)
- Bittium jadertinum Brusina, 1865: synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
- Bittium leucocephalum Watson, 1886 : synonym of Argyropeza leucocephala (Watson, 1886)
- Bittium oryza (Mörch, 1876) : synonym of Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876)
- 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 scabrum (Olivi, 1792) : synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
- 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]
See also
References
- ^ 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 2011-02-08
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 ad ae "Bittium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=71976. 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- ^ 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 2011-01-13
- 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. (1977). Reevaluation and new description of the genus Bittium (Cerithiidae). The Veliger 20 (2): 101-106
- 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