Cerithiopsidae are a family of very small and minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the informal group Ptenoglossa. Gastropods in this family are known as cerithiopsids.
These tiny snails have shells that are very high-spired and consist of multiple whorls.
The following subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
Aliptinae Marshall, 1978
Cerithiopsinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Seilinae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
Genera within the family Cerithiopsidae include:
Alipta Finlay, 1927
Aliptina Marshall, 1978
Australopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2014
Belonimorphis Jay & Drivas, 2002
Cerithiopsidella Bartsch, 1911
Cerithiopsilla Thiele, 1912
Cerithiopsina Bartsch, 1911
Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
Clathropsis Laseron, 1956
Cubalaskeya Rolan & Fernandez-Garcés, 2008
Cyrbasia Harris & Burrows, 1891
Dizoniopsis Sacco, 1895
Ektonos Bouchet & Warén, 1993
Granulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
Horologica Laseron, 1956
Joculator Hedley, 1909
Koilofera Jay & Drivas, 2002
Krachia Baluk, 1975
Krachiopsis Smriglio & Mariottini, 1999
Marshallaskeya Gründel, 1980: synonym of Retilaskeya (Marshallaskeya) Gründel, 1980 represented as Retilaskeya B. A. Marshall, 1978
Marshallopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
Mendax Finlay, 1926
Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010 : preoccupied name
Notoseila Finley, 1927
Onchodia Dall, 1924
Ondulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
Paraseila Laseron, 1951
Pilaflexis Laseron, 1951
Potenatomus Laseron, 1956
Prolixodens Marshall, 1978
Proseila Thiele, 1929
Retilaskeya Marshall, 1978
Seila A. Adams, 1861
Seilopsis Tomlin, 1931
Socienna Finlay, 1927
Specula Finlay, 1927
Speculator Warén & Bouchet, 2001
Sundaya Oliver, 1915
Synthopsis Laseron, 1956
Tasmalira Dell, 1956
Tubercliopsis Laseron, 1956
Zaclys Finlay, 1927
Genera brought into synonymy=
Callisteuma Tomlin, 1929: synonym of Granulopsis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012
Cinctella Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
Conciliopsis Laseron, 1956: synonym of Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
Granulotriforis Kosuge, 1967: synonym of Trituba (Granulotriforis) Kosuge, 1967
Hebeseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
Lyroseila Finlay, 1928: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
MarshallaskeyaGründel, 1980: synonym of Retilaskeya (Marshallaskeya) Gründel, 1980, synonym of Marshallaskeya Gründel, 1980
Nanopsis Cecalupo & Robba, 2010: synonym of Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850
Notoseila Finlay, 1926: synonym of Seila A. Adams, 1861
Cerithiopsida Bartsch, 1911: belongs to Newtoniellidae
Laeocochlis Dunker & Metzger, 1875: belongs to Newtoniellidae
