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Gastropoda unnamed Cerithiidae 

Cerithium africanum Houbrick, 1992

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Cerithium africanum Houbrick, 1992

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: paratype Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.22
NM H1861 holotype SW Conducia Bay, NW of Choca, Mozambique; in muddy sand near rocks, intertidal
USNM 629034 paratype

Keywords

Original Epithet:  africanum
Nomenclatural Action: New Taxon       Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.22 
Original Text Name:  Cerithium africanum
Original Genus:  Cerithium
Status of Name: Used as Valid Name       Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.22 

References

 Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.22 Type locality
 Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.22 Type information

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Cerithiidae
                        Cerithiinae
                          Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
                            Cerithium africanum Houbrick, 1992
                              Cerithium africanum Houbrick, 1992

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=61043) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.