WoRMS taxon details

Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

419557  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419557)

accepted
Species
Litorina muricata [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Littorina muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tectarius muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Trochus muricatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Turbo muricatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Turbo muricatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419557 on 2026-06-14
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2009-10-06 12:38:14Z
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2010-01-06 15:32:47Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Turbo muricatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Trochus muricatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

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

additional source 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  PDF available [request]

additional source Questel, K. & Hochart, J. (2018). Annotated list of flora and fauna on the Prickly Pear Cays, Anguilla BWI. <em>Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement St. Barthélemy.</em> 41pp. + annexes.
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 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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