- Cerithium planum Anton, H.E. 1838. Verzeichniss der Conchylien welche sich in der Sammlung von Hermann Eduard Anton befinden. Halle : Eduard Anton xvi + 110 pp. [imprint date 1839; see Cernohorsky (1978: 299) for publication dates] [66] [nomen dubium].
- Cerithium balteatum Philippi, R.A. 1848. Testaceorum novorum centuria. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5: 17-27 [31] [replacement name; for Cerithium planum Anton, 1838].
Type data:
Neotype USNM 695399, Georgia Cove, Rambi Id., Vanua Levu, Fiji. - Cerithium invaginatum Gould, A.A. 1849. Dr Gould presented the following descriptions of new shells, brought home by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 118-121, 140-145 [120, pl. 10, fig. 169].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 5569, Fiji. - Cerithium coronatum Sowerby, G.B. 1855. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 2(16) 847-899, pls 176-186. [863, pl. 181, fig. 118].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1986285, Philippines. - Cerithium custos Bayle, E. 1880. Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres et d'espèces. Journal de Conchyliologie 28: 240-251 [244].
- Cerithium nigrobalteatum Smith, E.A. 1884. Mollusca. pp. 34–116, 487–508, 657–659, pls 4–7. In, Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881-2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis. [Part I. Collections of Melanesia, pp. 34–116; Part II. Collections from the Western Indian Ocean, pp. 487–508; explanation of plates pp. 657–659] [65, pl. 5].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.12.6.85, Prince of Wales Channel, Torres Strait. - Cerithium schmidti Ladd, H.S. 1972. Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Papers 532: 1-79, 20 pls [30, pl. 9, figs 13,14].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 650420, Tagpochau Limestone of Saipan, Miocene.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Mariana Islands to New Caledonia. Also Coral Sea region 18 (AMS C.365301)
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Province (18), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
- Houbrick, R.S. 1992. Monograph of the genus Cerithium Bruguière in the Indo-Pacific (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 510: 1-211 (The record from Houbrick(1992) of a specimen from Twofold Bay, NSW, has been discounted. The Australian Museum holds no speciemens south of Swain Reefs, Queensland.)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine, sand, shallow subtidal.
General References
Houbrick, R.S. 1992. Monograph of the genus Cerithium Bruguière in the Indo-Pacific (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 510: 1-211 [31-37]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [116, text fig.]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIIDAE | 06-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 15-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED |