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Bittium Leach, 1847

Bittium reticulatum

AphiaID

137758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137758)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Strombiformis reticulatus da Costa, 1778 accepted as Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Bittiinae Cossmann, 1906

Original name

Bittium Leach, 1847

Synonymised names

Bittium (Bittium) J. E. Gray, 1847 · alternative representation

Bittium (Brachybittium) Weisbord, 1962 · alternative representation

Bittium (Goergesia) H. J. Anderson, 1960 † · alternative representation

Bittium (Rasbittium) Gründel, 1976 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cerithiolum Tiberi, 1869 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Cerithium (Bittium) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded rank

Cerithium (Cerithiolum) Tiberi, 1869 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Goergesia H. J. Anderson, 1960 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

Inobittium Monterosato, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Manobittium Monterosato, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Potamides (Bittium) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Species Bittium acummiense (Deshayes, 1864) †
Species Bittium acutum Osaulenko, 1936 †
Species Bittium adelomorphum (Cossmann, 1898) †
Species Bittium aedonium (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Bittium agibelicum (Zhizhchenko, 1936) †
Species Bittium agriense Báldi, 1966 †
Species Bittium amboynense (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Bittium amibouei Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium anembatum (Melvill, 1904)
Species Bittium arenaense Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951
Species Bittium arnoldi Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium atramentarium Melvill & Standen, 1901
Species Bittium badzoshviliae Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium bandatum Bozzetti, 2019
Species Bittium bartolomense Bartsch, 1917
Species Bittium batillarium (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)
Species Bittium binodulosum Yokoyama, 1920 †
Species Bittium biskupici Harzhauser & Landau, 2026 †
Species Bittium bosphoranum (Andrusov, 1890) †
Species Bittium bouryi (Cossmann, 1923) †
Species Bittium capillaceum (Deshayes, 1864) †
Species Bittium casmaliense Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium castori Harzhauser & Landau, 2026 †
Species Bittium catalaunense (Deshayes, 1864) †
Species Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium challisae Bartsch, 1917
Species Bittium chrysomallum Melvill, 1901
Species Bittium circa D. Moreno, 2006
Species Bittium courtillerianum (Millet, 1865) †
Species Bittium crassicostatum (Etheridge & Bell, 1898) †
Species Bittium crassum Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 †
Species Bittium crosio Makiyama, 1927 †
Species Bittium decussatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1857)
Species Bittium deforme (Eichwald, 1829) †
Species Bittium delicatum (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Bittium densespiratum Báldi, 1966 †
Species Bittium depauperatum R. B. Watson, 1897
Species Bittium digitatum (Zhizhchenko, 1934) †
Species Bittium diminutivum (R. A. Philippi, 1845)
Species Bittium duchasteli (Deshayes, 1833) †
Species Bittium dumblei (Dickerson, 1916) †
Species Bittium elachistum Cossmann, 1889 †
Species Bittium elegantissimum (Hedley, 1899)
Species Bittium eniwetokense Ladd, 1972 †
Species Bittium essomiense (Cossmann, 1888) †
Species Bittium esuriens P. P. Carpenter, 1864
Species Bittium foedum Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium gallicum Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 †
Species Bittium geyleri (O. Boettger, 1883) †
Species Bittium giganteum Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium glareosum A. A. Gould, 1861
Species Bittium gliberti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016 †
Species Bittium grabaui Le Renard, 1994 †
Species Bittium granchii Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 †
Species Bittium grinzingense Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium horinjiense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 †
Species Bittium impendens (Hedley, 1899)
Species Bittium incile R. B. Watson, 1897
Species Bittium insulsum Preston, 1908
Species Bittium intaminatum Yokoyama, 1931 †
Species Bittium intangibile (Deshayes, 1864) †
Species Bittium jucundum (Deshayes, 1864) †
Species Bittium judsoni Maury, 1910 †
Species Bittium kamalae Banerjee & Halder, 2024 †
Species Bittium koeneni O. Meyer, 1886 †
Species Bittium konkense N. A. Sokolov, 1899 †
Species Bittium krenni Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium kurodai Makiyama, 1927 †
Species Bittium lactescens (Jeffreys, 1867)
Species Bittium lacteum (R. A. Philippi, 1836)
Species Bittium larrieyense Vignal, 1911 †
Species Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Species Bittium liratum (Cossmann, 1892) †
Species Bittium lozoueti Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016 †
Species Bittium lusciniae (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Bittium merklini Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium mexicanum Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium midwayense Kosuge, 1979
Species Bittium miradouroense Sacchetti, Landau & Ávila, 2023 †
Species Bittium misellissimum Yokoyama, 1926 †
Species Bittium nabokovorum Guzhov, 2025 †
Species Bittium nanum (Mayer[-Eymar], 1864)
Species Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium nitens P. P. Carpenter, 1864
Species Bittium nugatorium A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911 †
Species Bittium oedumi Schnetler, 2001 †
Species Bittium onoyamai Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 †
Species Bittium orientale (Andrusov, 1911) †
Species Bittium ornatissimum Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium paleonotum Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004 †
Species Bittium pallgergelyi Harzhauser & Landau, 2026 †
Species Bittium panamense Bartsch, 1911
Species Bittium parvapyramis Harzhauser & Landau, 2026 †
Species Bittium pericallum Woodring, 1959 †
Species Bittium perminimum (de Boury, 1900) †
Species Bittium peruvianum (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
Species Bittium philomelae (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Bittium pigrum (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Bittium pingue Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 †
Species Bittium polluxi Harzhauser & Landau, 2026 †
Species Bittium porcellanum R. B. Watson, 1886
Species Bittium praescabrum Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium prekoeneni Garvie, 2021 †
Species Bittium pupiforme (R. B. Watson, 1880)
Species Bittium purnimae Banerjee & Halder, 2024 †
Species Bittium quadricinctum E. A. Smith, 1903
Species Bittium quadricinctum Doncieux, 1908 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, junior homonym of Bittium quadricinctum E. A. Smith, 1903)
Species Bittium renauleauense Landau, Ceulemans & Van Dingenen, 2018 †
Species Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
Species Bittium richei (Doncieux, 1903) †
Species Bittium ridgei Garvie, 1996 †
Species Bittium robustum Harmer, 1918 †
Species Bittium rossicum Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium roveretoi Le Renard, 1994 †
Species Bittium rubanocinctum Glibert, 1958 †
Species Bittium santamariense Bartsch, 1917
Species Bittium scabrum (Olivi, 1792)
Species Bittium scotti A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1913 †
Species Bittium semigranosum (Lamarck, 1804) †
Species Bittium sublima (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) †
Species Bittium tani Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium tenebrisbrunneis Poppe & Tagaro, 2026
Species Bittium terebellum (R. A. Philippi, 1844) †
Species Bittium tokudai (Yokoyama, 1930) †
Species Bittium transenna (Bayan, 1873) †
Species Bittium tresquatrum Garvie, 1996 †
Species Bittium tschokrakense Özsayar, 1977 †
Species Bittium tulskajense Iljina, 1993 †
Species Bittium turritella (Eichwald, 1851) †
Species Bittium vancouverense Dall & Bartsch, 1910
Species Bittium venustulum (Millet, 1865) †
Species Bittium vignali (Dollfus, 1909) †
Species Bittium walaszczyki Harzhauser, Guzhov & Landau, 2025 †
Species Bittium watsoni (Jeffreys, 1885)
Species Bittium xanthum R. B. Watson, 1886
Species Bittium yaquensis (Gabb, 1873) †
Species Bittium adela Dall, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium alabastrulum (Mörch, 1876) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Bittium annettae Dall, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium baicherei Doncieux, 1908 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium caraboboense (Weisbord, 1962) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Bittium caudatum Melvill, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Bittium chipolanum Dall, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium craticulatum A. A. Gould, 1861 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Bittium exiguum Sacco, 1895 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium galactis Mörch, 1876 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Bittium galvestonense G. D. Harris, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium gravelyi Preston, 1916 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Bittium laevielegans Sacco, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium lima (Bruguière, 1792) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Bittium maximum F. Nordsieck & García-Talavera, 1979 (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Bittium depauperatum maximum F. Nordsieck, 1976)
Species Bittium nodosocostatum Doncieux, 1908 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium oamaruticum Bartrum, 1919 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Species Bittium parvulum Nardini, 1934 † (uncertain)
Species Bittium permutabile Dall, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium perspicum G. B. Sowerby III, 1916 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
Species Bittium priscum Dall, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium sanjuanensis Bartsch, 1917 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Bittium scalatum Dunker, 1871 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium silicium Dall, 1916 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Bittium undulosum (S. Meunier, 1880) † (uncertain > unassessed)
Subgenus Bittium (Bittinella) Dall, 1924 accepted as Bittinella Dall, 1924 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subgenus Bittium (Bittiolum) Cossmann, 1906 accepted as Bittiolum Cossmann, 1906 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Bittium (Bittiolum) toddae Ladd, 1972 † accepted as Bittiolum toddae (Ladd, 1972) †
Subgenus Bittium (Cerithidium) Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Cerithidium Monterosato, 1884 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Bittium (Cerithidium) tropicale L. R. Cox, 1927 † (uncertain > unassessed)
2. Species Bittium (Cerithidium) submammillatum (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) accepted as Cerithidium submammillatum (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854)
Subgenus Bittium (Dahlakia) H. E. J. Biggs, 1971 accepted as Dahlakia H. E. J. Biggs, 1971
1. Species Bittium (Dahlakia) proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931)
Subgenus Bittium (Elachista) Dall & Bartsch, 1901 † accepted as Alabina Dall, 1902 (invalid: junior homonym of Elachista Treitschke, 1833; Alabina is a replacement name)
1. Species Bittium (Elachista) californicum Dall & Bartsch, 1901 † accepted as Alabina californica (Dall & Bartsch, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Bittium (Lirobittium) Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium Bartsch, 1911 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) exiguum H.-J. Wang, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
2. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) multicarinatum H.-J. Wang, 1982 † (uncertain > unassessed)
3. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) arenaense Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 accepted as Bittium arenaense Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951
4. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) asperum (Gabb, 1861) accepted as Lirobittium asperum (Gabb, 1861)
5. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) catalinense Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium purpureum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
6. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Bittium cerralvoense Bartsch, 1911 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) munitum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Lirobittium munitum (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Bittium (Lirobittium) ornatissimum Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Bittium ornatissimum Bartsch, 1911 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Bittium (Rasbittium) Gründel, 1976 accepted as Bittium Leach, 1847 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Bittium (Rasbittium) latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826) accepted as Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Subgenus Bittium (Semibittium) Cossmann, 1896 accepted as Semibittium Cossmann, 1896 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Bittium (Semibittium) quadricingulatum D. B. K. Palmer, 1923 † (uncertain > unassessed)
2. Species Bittium (Semibittium) attenuatum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lirobittium attenuatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Bittium (Semibittium) cancellatum (Lamarck, 1804) † accepted as Semibittium cancellatum (Lamarck, 1804) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Bittium (Semibittium) dulciculum (Deshayes, 1864) † accepted as Semibittium dulciculum (Deshayes, 1864) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Bittium (Semibittium) etigoense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Tachyrhynchus etigoensis (Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
6. Species Bittium (Semibittium) evanescens Cossmann, 1898 † accepted as Semibittium evanescens (Cossmann, 1898) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Bittium (Semibittium) larum Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium larum (Bartsch, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Bittium (Semibittium) multiliratum Brusina, 1877 † accepted as Semibittium multiliratum (Brusina, 1877) † accepted as Bittium turritella (Eichwald, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Bittium (Semibittium) nicholsi Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Bittium nicholsi Bartsch, 1911 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
10. Species Bittium (Semibittium) parcecostatum (Watelet, 1851) † accepted as Semibittium parcecostatum (Watelet, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
11. Species Bittium (Semibittium) philippardi (Watelet, 1851) † accepted as Semibittium philippardi (Watelet, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
12. Species Bittium (Semibittium) purpureum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Lirobittium purpureum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
13. Species Bittium (Semibittium) rubanocinctum Glibert, 1958 † accepted as Bittium rubanocinctum Glibert, 1958 †
14. Species Bittium (Semibittium) rugatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Lirobittium rugatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
15. Species Bittium (Semibittium) subgranarium Ludbrook, 1957 † accepted as Semibittium subgranarium (Ludbrook, 1957) † accepted as Cacozeliana subgranaria (Ludbrook, 1957) †
16. Species Bittium (Semibittium) subplanatum Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium rugatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Bittium (Stylidium) Dall, 1907 accepted as Stylidium Dall, 1907 accepted as Neostylidium Doweld, 2013 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Bittium (Stylidium) anita Aldrich, 1911 † (uncertain > unassessed)
2. Species Bittium (Stylidium) amitrovi Ilyina, 1993 † accepted as Neostylidium amitrovi (Ilyina, 1993) † accepted as Bittium konkense N. A. Sokolov, 1899 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Bittium (Stylidium) asatoi Oinomikado & Ikebe † accepted as Tachyrhynchus asatoi (Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Bittium (Stylidium) batillarium (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971) accepted as Bittium batillarium (Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Bittium (Stylidium) eschrichtii (Middendorff, 1849) accepted as Neostylidium eschrichtii (Middendorff, 1849)
6. Species Bittium (Stylidium) horinjiensis Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Bittium horinjiense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
7. Species Bittium (Stylidium) paganicum (Dall, 1919) accepted as Lirobittium paganicum (Dall, 1919)
8. Species Bittium (Stylidium) venustellum Yokoyama, 1927 † accepted as Tachyrhynchus venustellus (Yokoyama, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Bittium (Stylidium) horinjiense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † represented as Bittium horinjiense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 †
10. Species Bittium (Stylidium) onoyamai Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † represented as Bittium onoyamai Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 †
Subgenus Bittium (Styliferina) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Styliferina A. Adams, 1860 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Bittium (Styliferina) boiplex Dall, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
2. Species Bittium (Styliferina) praeformatum Guppy, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
3. Species Bittium (Styliferina) priscum Dall, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
4. Species Bittium (Styliferina) cerithidiode [sic] accepted as Bittium (Styliferina) cerithidiodes (Dall, 1889) accepted as Finella dubia (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
5. Species Bittium (Styliferina) cerithidiodes (Dall, 1889) accepted as Finella dubia (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Bittium (Zebittium) H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Zebittium H. J. Finlay, 1926 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Bittium (Zebittium) brookesi Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004 † accepted as Zebittium brooksae (Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004) †
2. Species Bittium (Zebittium) granchii Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Zebittium granchii (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † accepted as Bittium granchii Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 †
Species Bittium abruptum (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Metaxia abrupta (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium acutangulum Yokoyama, 1924 accepted as Plesiotrochus acutangulus (Yokoyama, 1924) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium adamsi (Dall, 1889) accepted as Finella adamsi (Dall, 1889) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium aeolomitres Melvill & Standen, 1896 accepted as Horologica aeolomitres (Melvill & Standen, 1896) (superseded combination)
Species Bittium albocinctum Melvill & Standen, 1896 accepted as Cerithiopsis albocincta (Melvill & Standen, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Bittium alternatum (Say, 1822) accepted as Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)
Species Bittium alutaceum A. A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Cerithium alutaceum (A. A. Gould, 1861) (original combination)
Species Bittium amblyterum (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium antarctonodosum Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Cerithidea antarctonodosa (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †
Species Bittium armillatum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lirobittium armillatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium asatoi Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Tachyrhynchus asatoi (Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium asperoides Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Alabina asperoides (Gabb, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium asperulatum Cossmann & Peyrot, 1922 † accepted as Ataxocerithium asperulatum (Cossmann & Peyrot, 1922) † (original combination)
Species Bittium asperulum Cossmann & Peyrot, 1922 † accepted as Bittium larrieyense Vignal, 1911 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium astrolabiensis Strebel, 1908 accepted as Cerithiella astrolabiensis (Strebel, 1908) (original combination)
Species Bittium attenuatum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lirobittium attenuatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
Species Bittium atticum F. Nordsieck, 1977 accepted as Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
Species Bittium barbarensis Bartsch, 1907 † accepted as Lirobittium asperum (Gabb, 1861)
Species Bittium binodulosum Guzhov, 2022 † accepted as Bittium nabokovorum Guzhov, 2025 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium bisculptum Strebel, 1908 accepted as Cerithiella bisculpta (Strebel, 1908)
Species Bittium boeticum (Pease, 1861) accepted as Cerithium boeticum Pease, 1861 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium botense Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1969 † accepted as Argyropeza spina (M. Hörnes, 1855) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium brucei Melvill & Standen, 1912 accepted as Cerithiopsis brucei (Melvill & Standen, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Bittium burdwoodianum Melvill & Standen, 1912 accepted as Cerithiella burdwoodiana (Melvill & Standen, 1912) (original combination)
Species Bittium californicum Dall & Bartsch, 1901 accepted as Alabina californica (Dall & Bartsch, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium canaliculatum Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Alabina asperoides canaliculata (Gabb, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Species Bittium canejanense Cossmann & Peyrot, 1922 † accepted as Bittium larrieyense Vignal, 1911 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium catalinense Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium purpureum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Bittium cinctum F. W. Hutton, 1885 † accepted as Seila chathamensis Suter, 1908 accepted as Seila (Lyroseila) cincta (F. W. Hutton, 1885) represented as Seila cincta (F. W. Hutton, 1885) (superseded combination)
Species Bittium cinereoflavum Mörch, 1876 accepted as Cerithiopsis cinereoflava (Mörch, 1876) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium cossmannii Dall, 1892 † accepted as Hemicerithium cossmannii (Dall, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium costatum Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Schwartziella bryerea (Montagu, 1803) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium cylindricum (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Socienna cylindrica (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium diplax R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Cerithidium diplax (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium dubiosum Friedberg, 1914 † accepted as Theodisca biseriata (Friedberg, 1914) †
Species Bittium eburneum Locard, 1897 accepted as Abyssochrysos eburneus (Locard, 1897) (original combination)
Species Bittium eniwetokensis Ladd, 1972 † accepted as Bittium eniwetokense Ladd, 1972 † (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
Species Bittium enode (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Cerithiella enodis (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium eschrichtii (Middendorff, 1849) accepted as Neostylidium eschrichtii (Middendorff, 1849)
Species Bittium estuarinum Tate, 1893 accepted as Zeacumantus plumbeus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
Species Bittium etigoensis Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Tachyrhynchus etigoensis (Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium evanescens Cossmann, 1898 † accepted as Semibittium evanescens (Cossmann, 1898) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium evolutum Cossmann & Peyrot, 1922 † accepted as Bittium vignali (Dollfus, 1909) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium exile (F. W. Hutton, 1873) accepted as Zebittium exile (F. W. Hutton, 1873) (superseded combination)
Species Bittium fastigiatum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Bittiolum fastigiatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Bittium fetellum Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium fetellum (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
Species Bittium furvum R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Cacozeliana furva (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium fuscocapitulum Hedley & Petterd, 1906 accepted as Cacozeliana fuscocapitulum (Hedley & Petterd, 1906) (superseded combination)
Species Bittium gemmatum (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Bittium watsoni (Jeffreys, 1885) (invalid: not Hinds, 1844)
Species Bittium granarium (Kiener, 1841) accepted as Cacozeliana granarium (Kiener, 1841) (chresonym)
Species Bittium hanleyanum Monterosato, 1889 accepted as Bittium simplex (Jeffreys, 1867) accepted as Bittium lactescens (Jeffreys, 1867) (synonym)
Species Bittium hiloense Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1908 accepted as Bittinella hiloensis (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1908) (original combination)
Species Bittium horinjiensis Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Bittium horinjiense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Bittium houbricki Ponder, 1993 accepted as Ittibittium houbricki (Ponder, 1993) (original combination)
Species Bittium ianthinum (A. A. Gould, 1849) accepted as Cerithium zebrum Kiener, 1841 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium icarus (Bayle, 1880) accepted as Cacozeliana icarus (Bayle, 1880) (chresonym)
Species Bittium interfossa (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Lirobittium interfossa (P. P. Carpenter, 1864)
Species Bittium jadertinum (Brusina, 1865) accepted as Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
Species Bittium johnstonae Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium johnstonae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
Species Bittium larum Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium larum (Bartsch, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium latreillei [sic] accepted as Bittium latreillii (Payraudeau, 1826) (misspelling)
Species Bittium lawleyanum Crosse, 1863 accepted as Zeacumantus plumbeus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
Species Bittium leganyii Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1969 † accepted as Argyropeza spina (M. Hörnes, 1855) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium leucocephalum R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Argyropeza leucocephala (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium mamillanum (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium marileutes Melvill & Standen, 1896 accepted as Joculator marileutes (Melvill & Standen, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
Species Bittium michaelseni Strebel, 1905 accepted as Eumetula michaelseni (Strebel, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium minimum Tenison Woods, 1878 accepted as Cerithiopsis cessicus Hedley, 1906 accepted as Tubercliopsis cessicus (Hedley, 1906) (invalid: junior secondary homonym; Cerithiopsis cessicus Hedley, 1906 is replacement name)
Species Bittium minutulum Thiele, 1930 accepted as Batillariella minutula (Thiele, 1930) (original combination)
Species Bittium mitsuganoensis Shibata, 1970 † accepted as Tachyrhynchus mitsuganoensis (Shibata, 1970) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium multiliratum Brusina, 1877 † accepted as Semibittium multiliratum (Brusina, 1877) † accepted as Bittium turritella (Eichwald, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium munitum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) accepted as Lirobittium munitum (P. P. Carpenter, 1865)
Species Bittium nigrum (Totten, 1834) accepted as Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822) (chresonym)
Species Bittium numamuranum Yokoyama, 1924 † accepted as Bittium alutaceum A. A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Cerithium alutaceum (A. A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium oldroydae Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium oldroydae (Bartsch, 1911) (original combination)
Species Bittium oosimense (R. B. Watson, 1880) accepted as Plesiotrochus oosimensis (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium oryza (Mörch, 1876) accepted as Ittibittium oryza (Mörch, 1876) (chresonym)
Species Bittium parcum A. A. Gould, 1861 accepted as Ittibittium parcum (A. A. Gould, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium perparvulum R. B. Watson, 1886 accepted as Cerithidium perparvulum (R. B. Watson, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium perpusillum Tryon, 1887 accepted as Bittium glareosum A. A. Gould, 1861
Species Bittium podagrinum Dall, 1892 † accepted as Bittiolum podagrinum (Dall, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium proteum (Jousseaume, 1931) accepted as Dahlakia proteum (Jousseaume, 1931)
Species Bittium pusillum (A. A. Gould, 1851) accepted as Cerithium boeticum Pease, 1861 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium quadrifilatum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lirobittium quadrifilatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
Species Bittium ragusianum Locard & Caziot, 1900 accepted as Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
Species Bittium retiferum Suter, 1908 accepted as Specula retifera (Suter, 1908) (superseded combination)
Species Bittium rugatum P. P. Carpenter, 1864 accepted as Lirobittium rugatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium sandori Jekelius, 1944 † accepted as Potamides disjunctus (J. De C. Sowerby, 1835) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium semigranulosum [sic] † accepted as Bittium semigranosum (Lamarck, 1804) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Bittium semilaevis Tenison Woods, 1878 accepted as Zaclys semilaevis (Tenison Woods, 1878) (original combination)
Species Bittium serra Bartsch, 1917 accepted as Lirobittium serra (Bartsch, 1917) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium seymourianum Strebel, 1908 accepted as Cerithiella seymouriana (Strebel, 1908) (original combination)
Species Bittium simplex (Jeffreys, 1867) accepted as Bittium lactescens (Jeffreys, 1867) (invalid; based on preoccupied original name)
Species Bittium spina (M. Hörnes, 1855) † accepted as Argyropeza spina (M. Hörnes, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, junior homonym of Cerithium spina H. C. Lea, 1845)
Species Bittium submammillatum (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854) accepted as Cerithidium submammillatum (de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854)
Species Bittium subplanatum Bartsch, 1911 accepted as Lirobittium rugatum (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Bittium tenthrenois Melvill, 1896 accepted as Cerithiopsis tenthrenois (Melvill, 1896) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium torresiense Melvill & Standen, 1899 (unaccepted)
Species Bittium tricarinatum Pease, 1861 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Bittium tuberculosum Yokoyama, 1927 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium tumidum Bartsch, 1907 (unaccepted)
Species Bittium turbonilloides Tenison Woods, 1879 (unaccepted)
Species Bittium turritelliformis Angas, 1877 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium urasimanum Nomura & Niino, 1940 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium uveanum Melvill & Standen, 1896 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium variegatum Brazier, 1894 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium variegatum Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium varium (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium venustellum Yokoyama, 1927 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium vitreum Suter, 1908 (unaccepted, superseded combination)
Species Bittium yokoyamai Otuka, 1936 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Bittium yucatecanum Dall, 1881 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Bittium zebrum (Kiener, 1841) (unaccepted)
Subgenus Bittium (Bittium) J. E. Gray, 1847 (alternative representation)
1. Species Bittium (Bittium) asatoi Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Tachyrhynchus asatoi (Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Bittium (Bittium) etigoense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Tachyrhynchus etigoensis (Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Bittium (Bittium) horinjiensis Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † accepted as Bittium horinjiense Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
4. Species Bittium (Bittium) kamyshlakense Iljina, 1993 † accepted as Bittium reticulatum tschokrakense Özsayar, 1977 † accepted as Bittium tschokrakense Özsayar, 1977 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Species Bittium (Bittium) urashimanum Nomura & Niino, 1940 accepted as Tachyrhynchus urasimanus (Nomura & Niino, 1940) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
6. Species Bittium (Bittium) digitatum (Zhizhchenko, 1934) † represented as Bittium digitatum (Zhizhchenko, 1934) †
7. Species Bittium (Bittium) oedumi Schnetler, 2001 † represented as Bittium oedumi Schnetler, 2001 †
8. Species Bittium (Bittium) onoyamai Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 † represented as Bittium onoyamai Oinomikado & Ikebe, 1939 †
9. Species Bittium (Bittium) paleonotum Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004 † represented as Bittium paleonotum Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004 †
10. Species Bittium (Bittium) reticulatum (da Costa, 1778) represented as Bittium reticulatum (da Costa, 1778)
11. Species Bittium (Bittium) spina (M. Hörnes, 1856) † represented as Bittium spina (M. Hörnes, 1855) † accepted as Argyropeza spina (M. Hörnes, 1855) †
12. Species Bittium (Bittium) sublima (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) † represented as Bittium sublima (A. d'Orbigny, 1852) †
13. Species Bittium (Bittium) transenna (Bayan, 1873) † represented as Bittium transenna (Bayan, 1873) †
14. Species Bittium (Bittium) vignali (Dollfus, 1909) † represented as Bittium vignali (Dollfus, 1909) †
Subgenus Bittium (Brachybittium) Weisbord, 1962 represented as Bittium Leach, 1847
1. Species Bittium (Brachybittium) caraboboense Weisbord, 1962 represented as Bittium caraboboense (Weisbord, 1962) (original combination)
Subgenus Bittium (Goergesia) H. J. Anderson, 1960 † represented as Bittium Leach, 1847
1. Species Bittium (Goergesia) terebellum (R. A. Philippi, 1844) † represented as Bittium terebellum (R. A. Philippi, 1844) †

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bittium Leach, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137758 on 2026-07-19

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original description Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 270 [details]

original description (of Goergesia H. J. Anderson, 1960 †) Anderson, H. J. (1960). Die Gastropoden des jüngeren Tertiärs in Nordwestdeutschland. Teil 2: Prosobranchia Mesogastropoda. I. Littorinacea, Rissoacea, Cerithiacea. Meyniana. 9: 13-79.
page(s): 17 [details]

original description (of Cerithium (Cerithiolum) Tiberi, 1869) Tiberi, N. (1869). Spigolamenti nella conchigliologia Mediterranea. Articolo primo. Bullettino Malacologico Italiano. 2: 252-271., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39462876
page(s): 263 [details]

original description (of Manobittium Monterosato, 1917) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1917). Molluschi viventi e quaternari raccolti lungo le coste della Tripolitania dall'ing. Camillo Crema. Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana. ser. 3, 4: 1-28, pl. 1 [December 31st 1917]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58455884
page(s): 18 [details]

original description (of Bittium (Rasbittium) Gründel, 1976) Gründel J. (1976). Zur Taxonomie und Phylogenie der Bittium-Gruppe (Gastropoda, Cerithiacea). Malakologische Abhandlungen. 5(3): 33-59.
page(s): 53 [details]

original description (of Inobittium Monterosato, 1917) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1917). Molluschi viventi e quaternari raccolti lungo le coste della Tripolitania dall'ing. Camillo Crema. Bollettino della Società Zoologica Italiana. ser. 3, 4: 1-28, pl. 1 [December 31st 1917]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58455884
page(s): 20 [details]

additional source Verduin A. (1982). On the taxonomy and variability of recent european species of the genus Bittium Leach (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Basteria 46: 93-120, available online at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document&docid=596759 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Houbrick, R. S. (1977). Reevaluation and new description of the genus Bittium (Cerithiidae). The Veliger. 20 (2): 101-106., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42432299 [details]

additional source Gründel J. (1976). Zur Taxonomie und Phylogenie der Bittium-Gruppe (Gastropoda, Cerithiacea). Malakologische Abhandlungen. 5(3): 33-59. [details]

subsequent type designation Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 154 [details]