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Gastropoda unnamed Cerithiidae
Cerithium purpurascens Sowerby, 1855Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy
Senior name:
Cerithium zonatum (Wood, 1828)
Types
Primary Type: lectotype Sowerby, G.B. 1854. p.872, pl.183, figs.182-186
BMNH 19861761 lectotype Philippines
Keywords
Original Epithet: purpurascens
Original Text Name: Cerithium purpurascens
Original Genus: Cerithium
Status of Name: Synonym Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.193
References
Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.193 Type information
Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.194 Type illustration
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
unnamed
Cerithioidea
Cerithiidae
Cerithiinae
Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
Cerithium zonatum (Wood, 1828)
Cerithium purpurascens Sowerby, 1855
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=65764) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.