Species Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966
- Cerithium gemmulatum Hombron, J.B. & Jacquinot, H. 1848. Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle Zoologie, Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie … Mollusques et Zoophytes. Paris plates 9, 11-25. [Date published March: plates 13, 15, 18, 20 not published] [pl. 24, figs 3,4,7,8,9,10,39-41] (some of the specimens illustrated are Clypeomorus batillariaeformis, and not Cerithium gemmulatum).
Type data:
Lectotype Vavu. - Cerithium obscurum Hombron, J.B. & Jacquinot, H. 1848. Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle Zoologie, Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie … Mollusques et Zoophytes. Paris plates 9, 11-25. [Date published March: plates 13, 15, 18, 20 not published] [pl. 24, figs 5, 6] [junior homonym; not Cerithium obscurum Deshayes, 1833].
Type data:
Holotype Iles Solomon. - Cerithium baccatum Hombron, J.B. & Jacquinot, H. 1848. Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle Zoologie, Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Oceanie … Mollusques et Zoophytes. Paris plates 9, 11-25. [Date published March: plates 13, 15, 18, 20 not published] [pl. 24, figs 11,12] [junior homonym; not Cerithium baccatum Brongniart, 1823].
Type data:
Holotype Raffles Bay. - Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe, T. & Kosuge, S. 1966. New genera and species of the tropical and subtropical Pacific molluscs. Venus 24(4): 312-341 [328, pl. 29, fig. 13].
Type data:
Holotype NSMT 38674, Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, Australia. - Cerithium alveolus 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 [37, pl. 9, figs 7,8] [junior homonym; not Cerithium alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852].
- Cerithium wainingoli 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 [40, pl. 10, figs 6,7].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 650515, Vanua Mbalavu, Fiji.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Houbrick, R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131 [51-63, figs 23-27, table 12,13]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Clypeomorus moniliferus (Kiener, 1841) [misidentification]. —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1972. Marine Shells of the Pacific. Sydney : Pacific Publications Vol. 2 411 pp., 68 pls. [70] - Cerithium moniliferum auct. 'Dufresne' [nomen dubium in Houbrick (1985:95)]. —
Kiener, L.C. 1841. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Balliere Vol. 5. [pl. 16, fig. 3] - Clypeomorum humilis auct. —
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [63]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from east Africa to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, mid intertidal.
General References
Houbrick, R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131 [51-63, figs 23-27, table 12,13]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [120, pl. 17 figs. 17 a-d]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIIDAE | 19-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 27-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |