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Gastropoda unnamed Cerithiidae 

Cerithium tenellum Sowerby, 1855

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Cerithium tenellum Sowerby, 1855

Types

Primary Type: lectotype [] Sowerby, G.B. 1854. p.857, pl.180
BMNH 19861801 lectotype herein restricted to Tawitawi Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines
BMNH 19861802-11 null

Keywords

Original Epithet:  tenellum
Nomenclatural Action: New Taxon       Sowerby, G.B. 1854. p.179 
Original Text Name:  Cerithium tenellum
Original Genus:  Cerithium
Status of Name: Used as Valid Name       Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.179 

References

 Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.179 [ ]  Type information
 Houbrick, R.S. 1992. p.180 Type illustration

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Cerithiidae
                        Cerithiinae
                          Cerithium Bruguière, 1789
                            Cerithium tenellum Sowerby, 1855
                              Cerithium tenellum Sowerby, 1855

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7349) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.