Shell Family of Taiwan
Cerithiidae 蟹守螺科contain90 species in Taiwan,show16 - 30
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Cerithiidae 蟹守螺科Shell small to medium in size, hightly turreted, multi-whorled, thick and solid. Aperture oval with thickened outer lip, and typically with callus on columella when matured. Anterior canal apparent. Operculum horny, paucispiral. Snout short and broad. Rows of epipodial tentacles sometimes present present along both sides of foot. Ciliated groove present on the right side of body. Lacking penis.
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 Cerithium boeticum   Pease, 1860  
 Cerithium breviculum   Sowerby, 1834  
 Cerithium caeruleum   Sowerby, 1855  
 Cerithium cedonulli   Sowerby  
 Cerithium cf.moniliferus   Kiener, 1841  
 Cerithium chemnitzianum   (Pilsbry, 1901)  
 Cerithium citrinum 黃蟹守螺  (Sowerby, 1855)  
 Cerithium claviforme   Schepman, 1907  
 Cerithium columna 塔蟹守螺  (Sowerby, 1834)  
 Cerithium echinatum 棘刺蟹守螺  (Lamarck, 1822)  
 Cerithium interstriatum   Sowerby, 1855  
 Cerithium kobelti 蟋蟀蟹守螺  (Dunker, 1877)  
 Cerithium lifuensis 太平洋蟹守螺  Melvill et Standen, 1895  
 Cerithium lissum 土黃蟹守螺  Watson, 1880  
 Cerithium munitoides   Habe, 1961