The Cerithiimorpha was a suborder of marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 gastropods

Gastropoda

The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...

 within the Sorbeoconcha

Sorbeoconcha

Sorbeoconcha is a taxonomic clade of snails, i.e. gastropods, mainly marine species with gills and opercula, within the clade Caenogastropoda.The taxon Sorbeoconcha was named by Winston Ponder and David R. Lindberg in 1997.-1997 taxonomy:...

. This taxon is no longer valid according to the current taxonomy of Bouchet and Rocroi

Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)

The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...

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The previous classification system was as follows:

• subclassis = Orthogastropoda
  Orthogastropoda
  Orthogastropoda was a major taxonomic groupings of snails and slugs, an extremely large subclass within the huge class Gastropoda according to the older taxonomy of the Gastropoda ....
  
  
• infraclassis = Apogastropoda
  Apogastropoda
  Apogastropoda was previously used as a major taxonomic grouping of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. This infraclass mostly consisted of marine limpets and operculate snails...
  
  
• superordo = Caenogastropoda
  Caenogastropoda
  Caenogastropoda is a taxonomic clade of a large diverse group of mostly marine gastropods.Caenogastropoda contains a majority of the families of shelled marine molluscs including such families as the periwinkles, cowries, wentletraps, moon snails, and cone snails.About 60% of all living gastropods...
  
  
• ordo = Sorbeoconcha
  Sorbeoconcha
  Sorbeoconcha is a taxonomic clade of snails, i.e. gastropods, mainly marine species with gills and opercula, within the clade Caenogastropoda.The taxon Sorbeoconcha was named by Winston Ponder and David R. Lindberg in 1997.-1997 taxonomy:...
  
  
• 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

Campaniloidea

The Campaniloidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. The Campaniloidea are included in the clade Sorbeoconcha.-Taxonomy:The following four families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...

 and Cerithioidea

Cerithioidea

The Cerithioidea is a superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithoidea are included in the clade Sorbeoconcha. The original name of this superfamily was Cerithiacea, in keeping with common superfamily endings at the time.- Ecology...

 were separated in a suborder named Discopoda.

• Campaniloidea
  Campaniloidea
  The Campaniloidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. The Campaniloidea are included in the clade Sorbeoconcha.-Taxonomy:The following four families have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...
  
  
  • Campanilidae
    Campanilidae
    Campanilidae are a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.-Taxonomy:There are no subfamilies in Campanilidae recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi .-Genera:...
    
    
  • Plesiotrochidae
    Plesiotrochidae
    Plesiotrochidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Plesiotrochidae has no subfamilies....
    
    
• Cerithioidea
  Cerithioidea
  The Cerithioidea is a superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithoidea are included in the clade Sorbeoconcha. The original name of this superfamily was Cerithiacea, in keeping with common superfamily endings at the time.- Ecology...
  
  
  • Batillariidae
    Batillariidae
    Batillariidae, common name batillariids or mudcreepers, are a family of marine, cerithioidean gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.They consist of 14 living species, classified in six to eight genera....
    
    
  • Brachytremidae
  • †Canterburyellidae
    Canterburyellidae
    † Canterburyellidae is an extinct family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Sorbeoconcha.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Canterburyellidae has no subfamilies. It is unassigned to to superfamily....
    
    
  • Cassiopidae
    Cassiopidae
    †Cassiopidae is an extinct family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Cassiopidae has no subfamilies....
    
    
  • Cerithiidae
    Cerithiidae
    Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Distribution :...
    
    
  • Dialidae
    Dialidae
    Dialidae, common name dialids, is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Dialidae has no subfamilies.- Genera :...
    
    
  • Diastomidae
  • Eoptychiidae
  • Eustomidae
  • Faxiidae
  • Lavigeriidae
  • Litiopidae
    Litiopidae
    Litiopidae, common name litiopids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Litiopidae has no subfamilies.-Genera:...
    
    
  • †Maoraxidae
  • Melanopsidae
    Melanopsidae
    Melanopsidae, common name melanopsids, is a family of freshwater gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Species in this family are native to southern and eastern Europe, northern Africa, parts of the Middle East, New Zealand, and freshwater streams of some large South Pacific islands.These snails...
    
    
  • Modulidae
    Modulidae
    Modulidae, common name modulids, is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea.According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi the family Modulidae has no subfamilies.-Genera:...
    
    
  • Pachychilidae
    Pachychilidae
    Pachychilidae, common name pachychilids, is a taxonomic family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Distribution :Pachychilids are freshwater snails with a worldwide distribution in the tropics...
    
    
  • Pachymelaniidae
  • Pareoridae
  • Pianaridae
  • Planaxidae
    Planaxidae
    Planaxidae, common name planaxids, are a taxonomic family of small and minute sea snails, pantropical marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :...
    
    
  • Potamididae
    Potamididae
    Potamididae, common name potamidids , are a family of small to large brackish water snails living in mangroves, gastropod molluscs of the clade Sorbeoconcha. Traditionally, potamidids and batillariids have been confused with each other for having similar shells and living in a similar environment...
    
    
  • Procerithiidae
    Procerithiidae
    Procerithiidae is a family of snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.Argyropeza is the only genus in the Procerithiidae, that is extant.- Taxonomy :...
    
    
  • Pseudamaurinidae
  • Scaliolidae
    Scaliolidae
    Scaliolidae, common name scaliolids, is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.The sand agglutinates to the teleoconch in Scaliola.- 2005 taxonomy :...
    
    
  • Siliquariidae
    Siliquariidae
    Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...
    
    
  • Syrnolopsidae
  • Tenagodidae
  • Terebrellidae
    Terebrellidae
    Terebrellidae is an extinct family of sea snails, fossil marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. However Terebrellidae is not a valid name....
    
     - not a valid name
    Valid name (zoology)
    In zoological nomenclature, the valid name of a taxon is the zoological name that is to be used for that taxon following the rules in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature . In other words: a valid name is the correct zoological name of a taxon.In contrast, an invalid name is a name...
    
    
  • Thiaridae
    Thiaridae
    Thiaridae, common name thiarids, is a family of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea....
    
    
  • Turritellidae
    Turritellidae
    Turritellidae, the tower snails, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.These snails are filter feeders...
    
    
  • Turritellopsidae
• Spationematoidea
  • Spanionematidae
    Spanionematidae
    Spanionematidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda....
    
    
  • Stephanozygidae

(Extinct taxa indicated by a dagger

Dagger (typography)

A dagger, or obelisk. is a typographical symbol or glyph. The term "obelisk" derives from Greek , which means "little obelus"; from meaning "roasting spit"...

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