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Gastropoda unnamed Cerithiidae 

Cerithium janthinium Gould, 1849

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Bittium (Bittium) zebrum (Kiener, 1841)

Types

Primary Type: holotype Gould, A. A. 1849. p.121
USNM 5573 holotype Clermont Tonnere (Reao Island, Tuamotus)

Keywords

Original Epithet:  janthinium
Original Text Name:  Cerithium janthinium
Original Genus:  Cerithium
Status of Name: Synonym       Houbrick, R.S. 1993. p.15 

References

 Houbrick, R.S. 1993. p.17 Type illustration

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Cerithiidae
                        Bittiinae Cossmann, 1906
                          Bittium Gray, 1847
                            Bittium (Bittium) Gray , 1847
                              Bittium (Bittium) zebrum (Kiener, 1841)
                                Cerithium janthinium Gould, 1849

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=65964) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.