WoRMS name details
Cerithium (Cerithidea) Swainson, 1840
758724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:758724)
unaccepted > superseded rank
Subgenus
- Species Cerithium (Cerithidea) balteatum (A. Adams, 1855) accepted as Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855
- Species Cerithium (Cerithidea) freytagi Kobelt, 1893 accepted as Cerithidea rhizophorarum A. Adams, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cerithium (Cerithidea) kienerii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) accepted as Cerithidea anticipata Iredale, 1929
- Species Cerithium (Cerithidea) quadrasi Kobelt, 1895 accepted as Cerithidea balteata A. Adams, 1855 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Cerithium (Cerithidea) rollei Kobelt, 1890 accepted as Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
brackish
(of Cerithidea Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 203, 342 [details]
page(s): 203, 342 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cerithium (Cerithidea) Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758724 on 2026-06-19
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(of Cerithidea Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 203, 342 [details]
page(s): 203, 342 [details]
