WoRMS taxon details
Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851
419588 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419588)
accepted
Species
Caecum (Caecum) cayosense Rehder, 1943 · unaccepted
Caecum cayosense Rehder, 1943 · unaccepted
Caecum crassicostum Gabb, 1881 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caecum floridanum compactum Dall, 1892 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caecum floridanum var. compactum Dall, 1892 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caecum irregulare de Folin, 1867 · unaccepted
Caecum phronimum de Folin, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caecum puntagordanum Weisbord, 1962 † · unaccepted
marine
Stimpson W. (1851). Monograph of the genus <i>Caecum</i> in the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 112-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870822
page(s): 112 [details]
page(s): 112 [details]
Type locality contained in Florida
type locality contained in Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419588 on 2026-01-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Stimpson W. (1851). Monograph of the genus <i>Caecum</i> in the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 4: 112-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870822
page(s): 112 [details]
original description (of Caecum irregulare de Folin, 1867) Folin, L. de. (1867). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Caecidae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 15: 44-58, pls. 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15381957
page(s): 47-48. pl 3 fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Caecum phronimum de Folin, 1867) Folin, L. de. (1867). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Caecidae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 15: 44-58, pls. 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15381957
page(s): 44-46, pl. 3 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Caecum crassicostum Gabb, 1881 †) Gabb, W. M. (1881). Descriptions of new species of fossils from the Pliocene clay beds between Limon and Moen, Costa Rica, together with notes on previously known species from there and elsewhere in the Caribbean area. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> ser. 2, 8(4): 349-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37079066
page(s): 363, pl. 46, fig. 58 [details]
original description (of Caecum floridanum var. compactum Dall, 1892 †) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): p. 298, pl. 20, fig. 9b. [details]
original description (of Caecum (Caecum) cayosense Rehder, 1943) Rehder, H. A. (1943). New marine mollusks from the Antillean Region. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 93(3161): 187-203, pls 19-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7294281
page(s): 190, pl. 20 fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Lima S.F.B. & Christoffersen M.L. (2016). Redescription and designation of a neotype for <i>Caecum floridanum</i> (Littorinimorpha, Truncatelloidea, Caecidae) with a characterization of the protoconch and growth stages. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 585: 17-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.585.7646 [details]
page(s): 112 [details]
original description (of Caecum irregulare de Folin, 1867) Folin, L. de. (1867). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Caecidae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 15: 44-58, pls. 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15381957
page(s): 47-48. pl 3 fig. 6 [details]
original description (of Caecum phronimum de Folin, 1867) Folin, L. de. (1867). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Caecidae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 15: 44-58, pls. 2-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15381957
page(s): 44-46, pl. 3 fig. 4 [details]
original description (of Caecum crassicostum Gabb, 1881 †) Gabb, W. M. (1881). Descriptions of new species of fossils from the Pliocene clay beds between Limon and Moen, Costa Rica, together with notes on previously known species from there and elsewhere in the Caribbean area. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> ser. 2, 8(4): 349-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37079066
page(s): 363, pl. 46, fig. 58 [details]
original description (of Caecum floridanum var. compactum Dall, 1892 †) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): p. 298, pl. 20, fig. 9b. [details]
original description (of Caecum (Caecum) cayosense Rehder, 1943) Rehder, H. A. (1943). New marine mollusks from the Antillean Region. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 93(3161): 187-203, pls 19-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7294281
page(s): 190, pl. 20 fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Lima S.F.B. & Christoffersen M.L. (2016). Redescription and designation of a neotype for <i>Caecum floridanum</i> (Littorinimorpha, Truncatelloidea, Caecidae) with a characterization of the protoconch and growth stages. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 585: 17-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.585.7646 [details]
Other
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 
[request]
subsequent type designation Lima S.F.B. & Christoffersen M.L. (2016). Redescription and designation of a neotype for <i>Caecum floridanum</i> (Littorinimorpha, Truncatelloidea, Caecidae) with a characterization of the protoconch and growth stages. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 585: 17-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.585.7646
note: neotype designation [details]
[request]subsequent type designation Lima S.F.B. & Christoffersen M.L. (2016). Redescription and designation of a neotype for <i>Caecum floridanum</i> (Littorinimorpha, Truncatelloidea, Caecidae) with a characterization of the protoconch and growth stages. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 585: 17-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.585.7646
note: neotype designation [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caecum puntagordanum Weisbord, 1962 †)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Malacopics (Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851 )
To Malacopics (Caecum floridanum W.Stimpson,1851 Cuba, Ciudad de La Habana, Havana)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Caecum cayosense Rehder, 1943)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caecum puntagordanum Weisbord, 1962 †)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Malacopics (Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851 )
To Malacopics (Caecum floridanum W.Stimpson,1851 Cuba, Ciudad de La Habana, Havana)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Caecum cayosense Rehder, 1943)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
