Bittium

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Superfamilia Incertae sedis: Cerithioidea

Familia: Cerithiidae
Subfamilia: Bittiinae
Genus: Bittium
Species: B. aedonium – B. amboynense – B. anembatum – B. arenaense – B. arnoldi – B. atramentarium – B. bandatum – B. bartolomense – B. batillarium – B. casmaliense – B. cerralvoense – B. chrysomallum – B. circa – B. courtillerianum – B. crassicostatum – B. crassum – B. decussatum – B. delicatum – B. depauperatum – B. diminutivum – B. elegantissimum – B. eniwetokense – B. gallicum – B. giganteum – B. glareosum – B. gliberti – B. impendens – B. incile – B. insulsum – B. lacteum – B. larrieyense – B. latreillii – B. lozoueti – B. lusciniae – B. mexicanum – B. midwayense – B. nanum – B. nicholsi – B. nitens – B. ornatissimum – B. panamense – B. peruvianum – B. philomelae – B. pigrum – B. pingue – B. porcellanum – B. proteum – B. pupiforme – B. quadricinctum – B. renauleauense – B. reticulatum – B. robustum – B. santamariense – B. simplex – B. sublima – B. transenna – B. vancouverense – B. venustulum – B. vignali – B. watsoni – B. xanthum

[Source:WoRMS - Accessed on 29 June 2020]
Name

Bittium Gray, 1847

Type species: Strombiformis reticulatus da Costa, 1778
Synonyms

Bittium (Bittium) Gray, 1847
Bittium (Brachybittium) Weisbord, 1962
Bittium (Rasbittium) Gründel, 1976
Cerithiolum Tiberi, 1869
Cerithium (Bittium) Gray, 1847
Dahlakia Biggs, 1971
Inobittium Monterosato, 1917
Manobittium Monterosato, 1917

References

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 (BHL). Reference page. , page 270.

Links

Bittium – Taxon details on Animal Diversity Web (ADW).
Bittium – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
Bittium – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Bittium - Taxon details on iNaturalist.

Bittium – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG).
Bittium – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Bittium – Taxon details on National Biodiversity Network (NBN).
Bittium – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Bittium – Taxon details on Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (uBio).
Bittium – Taxon details on World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

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
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Species

Species in the genus Bittium include:[3]

Bittium aedonium (Watson, 1880)[4]
Bittium afrum [citation needed]
Bittium amboynense (Watson, 1881)
Bittium anembatum (Melvill, 1904)
Bittium aquaticum[citation needed]
Bittium arenaense Hertlein & Strong, 1951[5]
Bittium armillatum (Carpenter, 1864)[5]
Bittium arnoldi Bartsch, 1911
Bittium atramentarium Melvill & Standen, 1901
Bittium bandatum Bozzetti, 2019
Bittium bartolomense Bartsch, 1917[5]
Bittium batillarium Kuroda & Habe, 1971
Bittium casmaliense Bartsch, 1911
Bittium cerithium [citation needed]
Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911[5]
Bittium challisae Bartsch, 1917[5]
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)[6]
Bittium depauperatum (Watson, 1880)
Bittium diminutivum (Philippi, 1845)
Bittium dumblei [citation needed]
Bittium editum (Powell, 1930)
Bittium elegantissimum (Hedley, 1899)[7]
† Bittium eniwetokense Ladd, 1972
Bittium exiguum [citation needed]
Bittium fastigiatum Carpenter, 1864[5]
Bittium filosum [citation needed]
Bittium fretense [citation needed]
† Bittium gallicum Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018
Bittium giganteum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium glareosum Gould, 1861
† Bittium gliberti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
Bittium hartbergense [citation needed]
Bittium hawaiiensis [citation needed]
Bittium impendens (Hedley, 1899)
Bittium incile Watson, 1897
Bittium inornatum Bartsch, 1911[5] [citation needed]
Bittium insulsum Preston, 1908
Bittium koeneni [citation needed]
Bittium lacteum (Philippi, 1836)
Bittium laevicordatum (Powell, 1937)
† Bittium larrieyense Vignal, 1911
Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
† Bittium lozoueti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016
Bittium lusciniae (Watson, 1880)[8]
Bittium mexicanum Bartsch, 1911[5]
Bittium midwayense Kosuge, 1979
Bittium multiliratum [citation needed]
Bittium nanum (Mayer, 1864)
Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911[5]
Bittium nitens Carpenter, 1864
Bittium ornatissimum Bartsch, 1911
Bittium paleonotum [citation needed]
Bittium paludosum [citation needed]
Bittium panamense Bartsch, 1911
Bittium peruvianum (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Bittium philomelae (Watson, 1880)[9]
Bittium pigrum (Watson, 1880)[10]
† 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)[5] –
Bittium rubanocinctum [citation needed]
Bittium russiensis [citation needed]
Bittium salinae [citation needed]
Bittium sanjuanense Bartsch, 1917[5]
Bittium santamariense Bartsch, 1917[5]
Bittium scalatum [citation needed]
Bittium semigranosum [citation needed]
Bittium semigranulosum'[citation needed]'
Bittium serra Bartsch, 1917[5]
Bittium simplex (Jeffreys, 1867)
Bittium spina [citation needed]
Bittium stigmosum [citation needed]
Bittium submamillatum (Jeffreys, 1867)
† Bittium sublima (d'Orbigny, 1852)
Bittium tenuispina [citation needed]
Bittium terebelloides [citation needed]
† Bittium transenna (Bayan, 1873)
Bittium tumidum Bartsch, 1907[5]
Bittium turritella [citation needed]
Bittium vancouverense Dall & Bartsch, 1910[5]
† 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)[5] and Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834) are synonyms of Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)[11]
Bittium asperum Gabb, 1861: synonym of Lirobittium asperum (Gabb, 1861)
Bittium attenuatum Carpenter, 1864 – slender cerith:[5] synonym of Lirobittium attenuatum (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium boeticum (Pease, 1860) and Bittium pusillum (Gould, 1851) are synonyms of Cerithium boeticum Pease, 1860[12]
Bittium catalinense Bartsch, 1907:[5] 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)[13]
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:[5] 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)[14]
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):[5] synonym of Lirobittium interfossa (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium jadertinum Brusina, 1865: synonym of Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
Bittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911:[5] synonym of Lirobittium johnstonae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
Bittium larum Bartsch, 1911:[5] 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):[5] synonym of Lirobittium munitum (Carpenter, 1864)
Bittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911:[5] synonym of Lirobittium oldroydae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
Bittium oryza (Mörch, 1876) : synonym of Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876)
Bittium paganicum (Dall, 1919):[5] synonym of Lirobittium paganicum (Dall, 1919)
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 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:[5] 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:[5] 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[5] is a synonym of Bittiolum varium (Pfeiffer, 1840)[17]
Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) is a synonym of Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841[18]

Nomen dubium

Bittium alabastrulum (Mörch, 1876)
Bittium caraboboense (Weisbord, 1962)
Bittium galactis Mörch, 1876
Bittium lima (Bruguière, 1792)

See also

Cerithium
Ittibittium

References

Leach (1847). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 20: 270.
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 8 February 2011
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"Bittium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011
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 13 January 2011

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 13 January 2011

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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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