WoRMS taxon details
Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767)
215142 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215142)
accepted
Species
Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Potamides decollatus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted
marine
(of Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Description Habitat: Mangrove Forests.
Thick, strong, elongate shells up to 3 cm, with five whorls and about 20 axial ribs. Colour...
Thick, strong, elongate shells up to 3 cm, with five whorls and about 20 axial ribs. Colour...
Description Habitat: Mangrove Forests.
Thick, strong, elongate shells up to 3 cm, with five whorls and about 20 axial ribs. Colour grey brown. Habitat: on the trunks of mangrove trees. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Nyambua. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Thick, strong, elongate shells up to 3 cm, with five whorls and about 20 axial ribs. Colour grey brown. Habitat: on the trunks of mangrove trees. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Nyambua. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215142 on 2025-08-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record Reid D. G. (2014). The genus <i>Cerithidea</i> Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3775(1): 1-65. [12 March 2014]., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3775.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Reid D. G. (2014). The genus <i>Cerithidea</i> Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3775(1): 1-65. [12 March 2014]., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3775.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. (1973). Sur les Mollusques Fluviatiles de Madagascar. <i>Malacologia</i>. 12: 339-378.
page(s): 361 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 38 [details]
additional source Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., Lozouet, P., Glaubrecht, M. & Williams, S.T. (2008) Mudwhelks and mangroves: the evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 680-699. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 361 [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 38 [details]
additional source Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., Lozouet, P., Glaubrecht, M. & Williams, S.T. (2008) Mudwhelks and mangroves: the evolutionary history of an ecological association (Gastropoda: Potamididae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47: 680-699. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Habitat: Mangrove Forests.Thick, strong, elongate shells up to 3 cm, with five whorls and about 20 axial ribs. Colour grey brown. Habitat: on the trunks of mangrove trees. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Nyambua. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | truncated mangrove snail | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cerithidea decollata)
To GenBank (183 nucleotides; 175 proteins) (from synonym Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767)
To GenBank (183 nucleotides; 175 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, in mangrove swamps, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cerithidea decollata)
To GenBank (183 nucleotides; 175 proteins) (from synonym Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767)
To GenBank (183 nucleotides; 175 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, in mangrove swamps, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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