superfamily
Cerith Snails and Allies
Cerithioidea
Field notes
The Cerithioidea is a superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithioidea are included unassigned in the subclass Caenogastropoda. The original name of this superfamily was Cerithiacea, in keeping with common superfamily endings at the time.
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- Pleurocerid Snails 82 native
- Cerith Snails 14 native
- Tower Snails 7 native
- Semisulcospirids 7 native
- Horn Snails 4 native
- Litiopidae 2 native
- Modulidae 2 native
- Clusterwinks 2 native
- Mud-creeper Snails 1 native
- Scaliolidae 1 native
- Melania Snails
- Paludomidae
- Dialidae
- Pachychilidae
- Pickworthiidae
- Melanopsidae
- Siliquariidae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native cerith snails and allies All
Native to the US, by observations.
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California Horn Snail
Cerithideopsis californica
2,778 observations
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Piedmont Elimia
Elimia virginica
631 observations
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Threaded Bittium
Neostylidium eschrichtii
623 observations
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Black Juga
Juga nigrina
282 observations
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Cerithium nesioticum
214 observations
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Anthony's Riversnail
Athearnia anthonyi
109 observations
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Yellow Elimia
Elimia flava
90 observations
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Cerithium atromarginatum
76 observations
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Douglas Juga
Juga douglasi
67 observations
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Cooper's Turret
Turritella cooperi
36 observations
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Scalloped Juga
Juga acutifilosa
33 observations
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Teardrop Elimia
Elimia lachryma
26 observations
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Cinnamon Juga
Juga canella
13 observations
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Cerithium interstriatum
8 observations
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Cerithium placidum
5 observations