The Cerithiimorpha was a suborder of marine gastropods within the Sorbeoconcha. This taxon is no longer valid according to the current taxonomy of Bouchet and Rocroi.
The previous classification system was as follows: subclassis = Orthogastropoda infraclassis = Apogastropoda superordo = Caenogastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Cerithiimorpha
Previous taxonomy During the taxon's use, not all taxonomists agreed upon its structure. The listing below gives one interpretation. For example, in another accepted classification, the Campaniloidea and Cerithioidea were separated in a suborder named Discopoda.
Campaniloidea Campanilidae Plesiotrochidae Cerithioidea Batillariidae Brachytremidae †Canterburyellidae Cassiopidae Cerithiidae Dialidae Diastomidae Eoptychiidae Eustomidae Faxiidae Lavigeriidae Litiopidae †Maoraxidae Melanopsidae Modulidae Pachychilidae Pachymelaniidae Pareoridae Pianaridae Planaxidae Potamididae Procerithiidae Pseudamaurinidae Scaliolidae Siliquariidae Syrnolopsidae Tenagodidae Terebrellidae - not a valid name Thiaridae Turritellidae Turritellopsidae Spationematoidea Spanionematidae Stephanozygidae
(Extinct taxa indicated by a dagger, †.)
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