Familia Cerithiidae

de FĂ©russac, 1819

Spire tall, shell awl-shaped with at least 10 whorls in adult shell. Sculpture of ribs and spiral ridges producing reticulate or tuberculate surface. Base of last whorl with spiral ridges only.

Source: Hayward et al., 1990.

The following subtaxa of this family occur in the region:

Genus Bittium
Bittium reticulatum

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