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WoRMS taxon details

Clypeomorus purpurastoma Houbrick, 1985

AphiaID

473127 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473127)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888

Original name

Clypeomorus purpurastoma Houbrick, 1985

Environment

marine

Original description

Houbrick, R. S. (1985). Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 403: 1-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.403
page(s): 83, figs 38-40 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Clypeomorus purpurastoma Houbrick, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473127 on 2025-11-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-04-29 14:46:22Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2015-10-09 02:07:43Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Houbrick, R. S. (1985). Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 403: 1-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.403
page(s): 83, figs 38-40 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Hasegawa K. (2017). Family Cerithiidae. Pp. 788-793, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]