WoRMS taxon details
Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
419592 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419592)
accepted
Species
Caecum (Elephantulum) berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954 · alternative representation
Caecum berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954 · unaccepted
Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caecum decussatum de Folin, 1869 · unaccepted
Caecum obesum A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889 · unaccepted
marine
Carpenter, P. P. (1858-1859). First steps towards a monograph of the Caecidae, a family of rostriferous Gastropoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1858) 26: 413-432 [14 Dec. 1858], 433-444 [Jan. to May 1859]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271951
page(s): 421 [details]
page(s): 421 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419592 on 2025-08-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Carpenter, P. P. (1858-1859). First steps towards a monograph of the Caecidae, a family of rostriferous Gastropoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1858) 26: 413-432 [14 Dec. 1858], 433-444 [Jan. to May 1859]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271951
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951) Pilsbry, H. A. (1951). <i>Caecum biminicola</i>, new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 65(2): 69, pl. 1, fig. 13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524870 [details]
original description (of Caecum decussatum de Folin, 1869) De Folin, L.; Périer, L. (1867-1872). <i>Les fonds de la mer. Étude sur les particularités nouvelles des régions sous-marines. Tome premier</i>. 1-316. Savy, Paris. (Published in installments: pp. 1-48, 1867; pp. 49-112, 1868; pp. 113-176, 1869; pp. 177-256, 1870; pp. 257-272, 1871; pp. 273-316, 1872)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34991449 [details]
original description (of Caecum obesum A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) Verrill A.E. and Bush K.J. (1900). Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i> 10: 513-544., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457318
page(s): 538, pl. 65, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889) Heilprin, A. (1889). Appendix. Notes on the Recent Literature of Coral Reefs. In: The Bermuda Islands: A contribution to the physical history and zoology of the Somers Archipelago with an examination of the structure of coral reefs. 202-231 + plates [details]
original description (of Caecum (Elephantulum) berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954) Lange de Morretes, F. (1954). Dois novos moluscos do Brasil. <em>Arquivos do Museu Paranaense.</em> 10: 331-336.
page(s): 334 [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 421 [details]
original description (of Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951) Pilsbry, H. A. (1951). <i>Caecum biminicola</i>, new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 65(2): 69, pl. 1, fig. 13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524870 [details]
original description (of Caecum decussatum de Folin, 1869) De Folin, L.; Périer, L. (1867-1872). <i>Les fonds de la mer. Étude sur les particularités nouvelles des régions sous-marines. Tome premier</i>. 1-316. Savy, Paris. (Published in installments: pp. 1-48, 1867; pp. 49-112, 1868; pp. 113-176, 1869; pp. 177-256, 1870; pp. 257-272, 1871; pp. 273-316, 1872)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34991449 [details]
original description (of Caecum obesum A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900) Verrill A.E. and Bush K.J. (1900). Additions to the marine Mollusca of the Bermudas. <i>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences</i> 10: 513-544., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457318
page(s): 538, pl. 65, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889) Heilprin, A. (1889). Appendix. Notes on the Recent Literature of Coral Reefs. In: The Bermuda Islands: A contribution to the physical history and zoology of the Somers Archipelago with an examination of the structure of coral reefs. 202-231 + plates [details]
original description (of Caecum (Elephantulum) berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954) Lange de Morretes, F. (1954). Dois novos moluscos do Brasil. <em>Arquivos do Museu Paranaense.</em> 10: 331-336.
page(s): 334 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (Bermuda)
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]





To ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Caecum biminicola. Pilsbry, 1951. Nautilus 65 (2): 69 - catalog no. 187784) (from synonym Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951)
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Caecum termes. Heilprin, 1889. The Bermuda Islands: a contribution to the physical history and zoology of the Somers archipelago. With an examination of the structure of coral reefs. Researches undertaken under t (from synonym Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caecum decussatum de Folin, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889)
To Malacopics (Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 Suriname, Guyana Shelf, OCPS II Expedition, Sta. I 122, grey sandy mud with reef fragments and some shells, at 32-33 m depth, collected 25th April...
To ITIS
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntypes of Caecum termes. Heilprin, 1889. The Bermuda Islands: a contribution to the physical history and zoology of the Somers archipelago. With an examination of the structure of coral reefs. Researches undertaken under t (from synonym Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caecum decussatum de Folin, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889)
To Malacopics (Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 Suriname, Guyana Shelf, OCPS II Expedition, Sta. I 122, grey sandy mud with reef fragments and some shells, at 32-33 m depth, collected 25th April...
To ITIS