Species Clypeomorus subbrevicula (Oostingh, 1925)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cerithium breviculum Sowerby, G.B. 1834. The genera of Recent and Fossil shells. London Vol. 2 pls 127-262, and unnumbered text. [213, fig. 1] [invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium breviculus Deshayes, 1833].

  Type data:

   Lectotype Philippines.
• Cerithium subbreviculum Oostingh, C.H. 1925. Report on a collection of recent shells from Obi and Halmahera, Molluccas. Mededeelingen van de Landbouwhoogeschool te Wageningen 29(1): 1–362 [45].

 

Generic Combinations

• Clypeomorus subbreviculus (Oostingh, 1925) [new combination]. —
  Eguchi, M. & Shirai, S. 1977. Ecological encyclopaedia of the marine animals of the Ryukyu Islands. Japan : Okinawa Kyoiku Shuppan 636 pp. [275]
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [121, pl. 17, fig. 18]

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Cerithium humile varietas sic. —
  Lischke, C.E. 1869. Japanische Meeres-Conchylien. Ein beitrag zur kenntniss der Mollusken Japan's, mit besonderer rücksicht auf die geographische vertreitung derselben. Cassel : Fischer Vol. 1 192 pp., 14 pls. [50]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific, from India to New Caledonia. Also WA region 27 (AMS C.379777);

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, rocks, rocky shore.

 

General References

Houbrick, R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131 [104-109, figs 50-52]

Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [63]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [121, pl. 17, fig. 18]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	CERITHIOIDEA	13-Aug-2018	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri
01-Jun-2021	CERITHIIDAE	18-Feb-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		04-Oct-2011	MODIFIED