Shell Family of Taiwan
Cerithiidae 蟹守螺科contain90 species in Taiwan,show76 - 90
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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.
Senitfic Name
Chinese Name
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 Pseudovertagus nobilis   Reeve, 1855  
 Ptychocerithium planiusculum   (Kobelt, 1890)  
 Rhinoclavis articulata 花斑蟹守螺  (A. Adams et Reeve, 1850)  
 Rhinoclavis articulatum 節蟹守螺  (Adams et Reeve, 1850)  
 Rhinoclavis aspera 秀美蟹守螺  (Linnaeus, 1758)  
 Rhinoclavis fasciata 長筍蟹守螺  (Bruguiere, 1792)  
 Rhinoclavis kochi 柯氏蟹守螺  (Philippi, 1848)  
 Rhinoclavis sinensis 中華蟹守螺  (Gmelin, 1791)  
 Rhinoclavis sordidula 堅實蟹守螺  (Gould, 1849)  
 Rhinoclavis vertagus 竹筍蟹守螺  (Linnaeus, 1758)  
 Royella sinon 白塔蟹守螺  (Bayle, 1880)  
 Semivertagus alveolus 芝麻蟹守螺  (Hombron et Jacquinot, 1854)  
 Semivertagus interstriatus 田隴蟹守螺  (Sowerby, 1842)  
 Semivertagus nesioticus 淡斑蟹守螺  Pilsbry et Vanatta, 1906  
 Semivertagus zebrus 斑馬蟹守螺  (Kiener, 1841)