Species Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
- Strombus rugosus Wood, W. 1828. Index Testaceologicus; or A Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, arranged according to the Linnean system. London : Taylor Supplement, pp. 1-59, pls 1-8. [13, 34, pl. 4, fig. 10] [junior homonym; not Strombus rugosus Lamarck, 1804].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH. - Cerithium brevis Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 3 366 pp. [116-117].
Type data:
Holotype Tonga Tapu. - Cerithium musiva albida 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, fig. 25] [as Cerithium musiva var. albida].
Type data:
Holotype Oceanie. - Cerithium acutum 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 26, 27] [junior homonym; not Cerithium acutum Deshayes, 1854].
Type data:
Holotype Raffles Bay. - Cerithium musiva 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 23, 24].
- Cerithium patiens Bayle, E. 1880. Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres et d'espèces. Journal de Conchyliologie 28: 240-251 [249].
- Cerithium breve ellicensis Hedley, C. 1899. The Mollusca of Funafuti. Part 1. Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 3(7): 395–488, 49 text figs [Date published March 6] [432, fig. 20] [as Cerithium breve var. ellicensis].
Type data:
Holotype c5940, Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Houbrick, R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131 [43-44]
Generic Combinations
- Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1972. Marine Shells of the Pacific. Sydney : Pacific Publications Vol. 2 411 pp., 68 pls. [70, pl. 16, figs 6,7]
Houbrick, R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131 [43, figs 19-21]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [120, pl. 17, fig. 16 a-b] - Cerithium rugosum (Wood, 1828). —
Sowerby, G.B. 1865. Monograph of the genus Cerithium. Reeve's manuscript. pls 1-20 in Sowerby, G.B. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 15. [pl. 7, fig. 45a,b]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Pacific, from Ryukyu Island to Easter Island
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, intertidal flats, marine, rock reef, rocks, rocky shore, sand, tide pools.
General References
Houbrick, R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131 [43-51, figs 19-21]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [120, pl. 17; fig. 16 a-b]
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 |