Bittium

Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails.
Distribution
This genus is found worldwide.
Description
Species
Species in the genus Bittium include:
Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880)
Bittium afrum
Bittium alabastrulum (Mörch, 1876) (nomen dubium)
Bittium amboynense (Watson, 1881)
Bittium anembatum (Melvill, 1904)
Bittium aquaticum
Bittium arenaense Hertlein & Strong, 1951
Bittium armillatum (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium arnoldi Bartsch, 1911
Bittium atramentarium Melvill & Standen, 1901
Bittium bandatum Bozzetti, 2019
Bittium bartolomense Bartsch, 1917
Bittium batillarium Kuroda & Habe, 1971
Bittium caraboboense (Weisbord, 1962) (nomen dubium)
Bittium casmaliense Bartsch, 1911
Bittium cerithium
Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911
Bittium challisae Bartsch, 1917
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)
Bittium depauperatum (Watson, 1880)
Bittium diminutivum (Philippi, 1845)
Bittium dumblei
Bittium editum (Powell, 1930)
Bittium elegantissimum (Hedley, 1899)
† Bittium eniwetokense Ladd, 1972
Bittium exiguum
Bittium fastigiatum Carpenter, 1864
Bittium filosum
Bittium fretense
Bittium galactis Mörch, 1876 (nomen dubium)
† Bittium gallicum Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
Bittium giganteum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium glareosum Gould, 1861
† Bittium gliberti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
Bittium hartbergense
Bittium hawaiiensis
Bittium impendens (Hedley, 1899)
Bittium incile Watson, 1897
Bittium inornatum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium insulsum Preston, 1908
Bittium koeneni
Bittium lacteum (Philippi, 1836)
Bittium laevicordatum (Powell, 1937)
† Bittium larrieyense Vignal, 1911
Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Bittium lima (Bruguière, 1792) (nomen dubium)
† Bittium lozoueti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
Bittium lusciniae (Watson, 1880)
Bittium mexicanum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium midwayense Kosuge, 1979
Bittium multiliratum
Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864)
Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911
Bittium nitens Carpenter, 1864
Bittium ornatissimum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium paleonotum
Bittium paludosum
Bittium panamense Bartsch, 1911
Bittium peruvianum (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Bittium philomelae (Watson, 1880)
Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880)
† 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) –
Bittium rubanocinctum
Bittium russiensis
Bittium salinae
Bittium sanjuanense Bartsch, 1917
Bittium santamariense Bartsch, 1917
Bittium scalatum
Bittium semigranosum
Bittium semigranulosum''
Bittium serra Bartsch, 1917
Bittium simplex (Jeffreys, 1867)
Bittium spina
Bittium stigmosum
Bittium submamillatum (Jeffreys, 1867)
† Bittium sublima (d'Orbigny, 1852)
Bittium tenuispina
Bittium terebelloides
† Bittium transenna (Bayan, 1873)
Bittium tumidum Bartsch, 1907
Bittium turritella
Bittium vancouverense Dall & Bartsch, 1910
† 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) and Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834) are synonyms of Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)
Bittium asperum Gabb, 1861: synonym of Lirobittium asperum (Gabb, 1861)
Bittium attenuatum Carpenter, 1864 – slender cerith: synonym of Lirobittium attenuatum (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium boeticum (Pease, 1860) and Bittium pusillum (Gould, 1851) are synonyms of Cerithium boeticum Pease, 1860
Bittium catalinense Bartsch, 1907: 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)
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: 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)
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): synonym of Lirobittium interfossa (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium jadertinum Brusina, 1865: synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
Bittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911: synonym of Lirobittium johnstonae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
Bittium larum Bartsch, 1911: 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): synonym of Lirobittium munitum (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911: synonym of Lirobittium oldroydae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
Bittium oryza (Mörch, 1876) : synonym of Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876)
Bittium paganicum (Dall, 1919): synonym of Lirobittium paganicum (Dall, 1919)
Bittium parcum Gould, 1861 is a synonym of Ittibittium parcum (Gould, 1861)
Bittium perparvulum Watson, 1886 is a synonym of Cerithidium perparvulum (Watson, 1886)
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: 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: 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 is a synonym of Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) is a synonym of Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841
See also
Cerithium IttibittiumReferences
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
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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
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
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
Cerithiidae