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Gastropoda unnamed Cerithiidae 

Cerithium spiculum Hedley, 1899

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Cerithium nesioticum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [not Cerithium spiculum Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1842] Hedley, C. 1899. p.433, fig.21
AMS C5941 lectotype Nuklailai, Funafuti, Ellice Islands

Keywords

Original Epithet:  spiculum
Original Text Name:  Cerithium spiculum
Original Genus:  Cerithium
Status of Name: Synonym       Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.121 

References

 Houbrick, R.S. 1992. [ not Cerithium spiculum Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1842 ]  Type information
 Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.122 Type illustration

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Cerithiidae
                        Cerithiinae
                          Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
                            Cerithium nesioticum Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906
                              Cerithium spiculum Hedley, 1899

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=61568) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.