WoRMS taxon details
Cerithiopsis nimia Pimenta, Garofalo, Figueira & M. Fernandes, 2024
1766816 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1766816)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pimenta, A. D.; Garofalo, R. de Souza Faria; Figueira, R. M. Andrade; Fernandes, M. R. (2024). Unraveling another of the 'Big Fiveʹ: new species and records of Cerithiopsidae from Brazil (Caenogastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5494(1): 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5494.1.1
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Type locality contained in Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean
, Note Brazil. off Rio de Janeiro state, continental...
40°10ʹ05ʺW, 75 m. [details]
type locality contained in Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Brazil. off Rio de Janeiro state, continental shelf of Campos Basin, 22°03ʹ41ʺS,40°10ʹ05ʺW, 75 m. [details]
Etymology From the Latin nimius = too much, excessive. This species is named after its abundant occurrence in the material studied.
Etymology From the Latin nimius = too much, excessive. This species is named after its abundant occurrence in the material studied. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cerithiopsis nimia Pimenta, Garofalo, Figueira & M. Fernandes, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1766816 on 2026-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Pimenta, A. D.; Garofalo, R. de Souza Faria; Figueira, R. M. Andrade; Fernandes, M. R. (2024). Unraveling another of the 'Big Fiveʹ: new species and records of Cerithiopsidae from Brazil (Caenogastropoda: Triphoroidea). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5494(1): 1-71., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5494.1.1
page(s): 20, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 20, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology From the Latin nimius = too much, excessive. This species is named after its abundant occurrence in the material studied. [details]Type locality Brazil. off Rio de Janeiro state, continental shelf of Campos Basin, 22°03ʹ41ʺS,
40°10ʹ05ʺW, 75 m. [details]
