Cerastidae
Also known as: Bark Snails
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Cerastidae |
| Published in | Wenz, W. (1923). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1–352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353–736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737–1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069–1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421–1734 pp. (1923 |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 22 |
| Species records held | 266 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 408 |
| GBIF key | 3243794 |
Genera in Cerastidae
- Cerastus — 78 species: Cerastus abbadianus, Cerastus abyssinicus, Cerastus achatinoides, Cerastus achilli, Cerastus albidus, Cerastus albonotatus, Cerastus altus, Cerastus alzonai
- Gittenedouardia — 36 species: Gittenedouardia alycaeoides, Gittenedouardia arenicola, Gittenedouardia athiensis, Gittenedouardia burnayi, Gittenedouardia caffra, Gittenedouardia carinifera, Gittenedouardia cockerelli, Gittenedouardia conulina
- Rhachistia — 32 species: Rhachistia adumbratus, Rhachistia aldabrae, Rhachistia bengalensis, Rhachistia boehmi, Rhachistia braunsii, Rhachistia carnea, Rhachistia catenata, Rhachistia chiradzuluensis
- Rachis — 25 species: Rachis ambongoensis, Rachis aurea, Rachis badiola, Rachis bewsheri, Rachis comorensis, Rachis cunctatoris, Rachis electrina, Rachis elongatula
- Achatinelloides — 14 species: Achatinelloides acutus, Achatinelloides balfouri, Achatinelloides fuscoapicatus, Achatinelloides gollonsirensis, Achatinelloides guillaini, Achatinelloides hadibuensis, Achatinelloides homhilensis, Achatinelloides longiformis
- Euryptyxis — 14 species: Euryptyxis bertrandi, Euryptyxis candida, Euryptyxis delagenieri, Euryptyxis duveyrieriana, Euryptyxis fragosa, Euryptyxis labiosa, Euryptyxis lampoderma, Euryptyxis latireflexa
- Passamaella — 10 species: Passamaella balfouri, Passamaella bentii, Passamaella compressa, Passamaella euryomphala, Passamaella isthmodon, Passamaella mirabilis, Passamaella passamaiana, Passamaella paucidentata
- Soqena — 10 species: Soqena adonensis, Soqena densestriata, Soqena edentula, Soqena fragilis, Soqena heliciformis, Soqena innocens, Soqena microsculptata, Soqena pagoda
- Zebrinops — 10 species: Zebrinops albata, Zebrinops armandi, Zebrinops leontinae, Zebrinops libbahensis, Zebrinops maunoiriana, Zebrinops milneedwardsiana, Zebrinops perrieriana, Zebrinops rabaudi
- Conulinus — 8 species: Conulinus carpenteri, Conulinus daubenbergeri, Conulinus macroconus, Conulinus mfwanganensis, Conulinus rutshuruensis, Conulinus tener, Conulinus ugandae, Conulinus verdcourti
- Nesiocerastus — 8 species: Nesiocerastus curiosus, Nesiocerastus fregatensis, Nesiocerastus kantilali, Nesiocerastus ladiguensis, Nesiocerastus ornatus, Nesiocerastus oxoniensis, Nesiocerastus praslinus, Nesiocerastus silhouettanus
- Pachnodus — 6 species: Pachnodus becketti, Pachnodus ladiguens, Pachnodus lionneti, Pachnodus niger, Pachnodus spiraxis, Pachnodus velutinus
- Microscintilla — 3 species: Microscintilla duodentata, Microscintilla granti, Microscintilla mamillata
- Rhachidina — 3 species: Rhachidina hieroglyphica, Rhachidina tumefacta, Rhachidina usagarica
- Amimopina — 2 species: Amimopina macleayi, Amimopina subangulatus
- Altenaia — 1 species: Altenaia connivens
- Cerastua — 1 species: Cerastua bambuseti
- Edouardia — 1 species: Edouardia laetoliensis
- Hoqia — 1 species: Hoqia pulchella
- Limicena — 1 species: Limicena nyasana
- Pleurorhachis — 1 species: Pleurorhachis petersi
- Polychordia — 1 species: Polychordia pulcherrima
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.