WoRMS taxon details
Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880)
139069 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139069)
accepted
Species
Bittium amblyterum (R. B. Watson, 1880) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Bittium mamillanum (R. B. Watson, 1880) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithiopsis amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanum R. B. Watson, 1880 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cerithium amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cerithium mammillanum R. B. Watson, 1880 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 15: 108 [details]
page(s): 15: 108 [details]
Type locality contained in Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Azores Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139069 on 2025-06-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 15: 108 [details]
original description (of Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanum R. B. Watson, 1880) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 15: 109 [details]
original description (of Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): 382 [details]
original description (of Cerithium mammillanum R. B. Watson, 1880) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383 [details]
basis of record Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. <i>Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3</i>: 579-840, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54708230 [details]
page(s): 15: 108 [details]
original description (of Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanum R. B. Watson, 1880) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383
page(s): 15: 109 [details]
original description (of Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897) Locard, A. (1897-1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson.</em> vol. 1 [1897], p. 1-516 pl. 1-22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1-515, pl. 1-18., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10994100
page(s): 382 [details]
original description (of Cerithium mammillanum R. B. Watson, 1880) Watson, R. B. (1879-1883). Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 14: 506-529, 586-605, 692-716 [1879]; 15: 87-126, 217-230 [1880], 245-274, 388-412, 413-455, 457-475 [1881]; 16: 247-254, 324-343, 358-372, 373-392 [1882], 594-611 [1883]; 17: 26-40, 112-130, 284-293, 319-340, 341-346 [1883]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383 [details]
basis of record Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1993). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Mesogastropoda. <i>Bollettino Malacologico supplemento 3</i>: 579-840, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54708230 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Fernandes M.R., Garofalo R. & Pimenta A.D. (2015). New species and records of Newtoniellinae (Caenogastropoda, Newtoniellidae) from Brazil. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(4): 791-804., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414001933 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fernandes M.R., Garofalo R. & Pimenta A.D. (2015). New species and records of Newtoniellinae (Caenogastropoda, Newtoniellidae) from Brazil. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(4): 791-804., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414001933 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cerithium amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Malacopics (Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 188) Atlantic Ocean, off W Scotland, Rockall Tr...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-449) (from synonym Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cerithium amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Cerithium mammillanum R. B. Watson, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Cerithiopsis amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880))
To PESI (from synonym Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To Malacopics (Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 188) Atlantic Ocean, off W Scotland, Rockall Tr...
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-449) (from synonym Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cerithium amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Cerithium mammillanum R. B. Watson, 1880)
To PESI (from synonym Cerithiopsis amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880))
To PESI (from synonym Cerithiopsis amblytera var. attenuata Locard, 1897)
To PESI
