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Family: Cerithiidae ceriths (See list of species below)

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49 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Argyropeza leucocephala []	Bittium attenuatum [Slender bittium]	No picture found Bittium eschrichtii [Threaded bittium]
No picture found Bittium glareosum []	No picture found Bittium impendens []	No picture found Cerithidium actinium []
No picture found Cerithidium diplax []	No picture found Cerithidium perparvulum []	No picture found Cerithium alveolus []
No picture found Cerithium amirantium []	Cerithium atromarginatum [Black lipped cerith]	No picture found Cerithium boeticum []
No picture found Cerithium claviforme []	Cerithium columna []	No picture found Cerithium dialeucum []
Cerithium echinatum [Spinose cerith]	No picture found Cerithium egenum [Needle snail]	No picture found Cerithium interstriatum []
Cerithium litteratum [Stocky cerith]	Cerithium nesioticum []	Cerithium nodulosum [Giant knobbed cerith]
No picture found Cerithium ophioderma []	No picture found Cerithium pacificum []	No picture found Cerithium placidum []
Cerithium punctatum []	No picture found Cerithium rehderi []	Cerithium rostratum [Beaked cerith]
Cerithium salebrosum [Uneven cerith]	No picture found Cerithium tenellum []	No picture found Cerithium torulosum []
No picture found Cerithium zebrum []	No picture found Cerithium zonatum [Belted horn]	Clypeomorus batillariaeformis [Necklace cerith]
No picture found Clypeomorus bifasciata [Morus cerith]	No picture found Clypeomorus brevis []	No picture found Clypeomorus nympha []
No picture found Ittibittium parcum []	No picture found Plesiotrochus luteus []	No picture found Plesiotrochus unicinctus []
Pseudovertagus aluco [Aluco vertagus]	No picture found Pseudovertagus clava []	Rhinoclavis articulata [Articulate vertagus]
Rhinoclavis aspera [Rough vertagus]	No picture found Rhinoclavis diadema []	Rhinoclavis fasciata [Banded vertagus]
No picture found Rhinoclavis matukense []	Rhinoclavis sinensis [Obelisk vertagus]	No picture found Scaliola bella []
Styliferina goniochila []

49 Species of Family Cerithiidae
(ceriths)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Argyropeza leucocephala		Eastern Pacific.
Bittium attenuatum	Slender bittium	Northeast Pacific	1.5 SHH
Bittium eschrichtii	Threaded bittium	Northeast Pacific	2 NG
Bittium glareosum		Pacific Ocean.
Bittium impendens		Central Pacific.
Cerithidium actinium		Eastern Pacific
Cerithidium diplax		Indo-Pacific. Introduced
Cerithidium perparvulum		Eastern Central Pacific a
Cerithium alveolus		Central Pacific
Cerithium amirantium		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium atromarginatum	Black lipped cerith	Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium boeticum		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium claviforme		Western Pacific
Cerithium columna		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium dialeucum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium echinatum	Spinose cerith	Indo-Pacific.	8 SHL
Cerithium egenum	Needle snail	Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium interstriatum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium litteratum	Stocky cerith	Eastern Central Pacific a	3.4 NG
Cerithium nesioticum		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Cerithium nodulosum	Giant knobbed cerith	Indo-Pacific. The form o	15 SHL
Cerithium ophioderma		Pacific Ocean
Cerithium pacificum		Pacific Ocean.
Cerithium placidum		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium punctatum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium rehderi		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium rostratum	Beaked cerith	Pacific Ocean.
Cerithium salebrosum	Uneven cerith	Central Pacific.
Cerithium tenellum		Central Pacific.	2.5 TL
Cerithium torulosum		Eastern Central Pacific
Cerithium zebrum		Indo-Pacific.
Cerithium zonatum	Belted horn	Indo-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 nympha		Indo-Pacific.
Ittibittium parcum		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Plesiotrochus luteus		Eastern Central Pacific
Plesiotrochus unicinctus		Western Pacific
Pseudovertagus aluco	Aluco vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	10 SHL
Pseudovertagus clava		Indo-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 matukense		Central Pacific
Rhinoclavis sinensis	Obelisk vertagus	Indo-Pacific.	7 SHL
Scaliola bella		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Styliferina goniochila		Indo-West Pacific.

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