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Gastropoda unnamed Cerithiidae 

Cerithium impendens Hedley, 1899

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Bittium (Unplaced) impendens (Hedley, 1899)

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: null [] Hedley, C. 1899. p.434
AMS C5944 holotype Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ common at depths of more than 6 m, and abundant at depth og 1 10 more than 20 m (Kay 1979) ]
Original Epithet:  impendens
habitat: coral reef [ subtidal reefs (Kay 1979) ]
Original Text Name:  Cerithium impendens
Original Genus:  Cerithium
Status of Name: Used as Valid Name       Houbrick, R.S. 1993. p.282 

References

 Houbrick, R.S. 1993. p.282 [ ]  Type locality
 Houbrick, R.S. 1993. p.282 [ ]  Type information
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.118-120 [ Fig 45 A ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Cerithiidae
                        Bittiinae Cossmann, 1906
                          Bittium Gray, 1847
                            Bittium (Unplaced)
                              Bittium (Unplaced) impendens (Hedley, 1899)
                                Cerithium impendens Hedley, 1899

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34261) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.