WoRMS taxon details
Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855
458723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:458723)
accepted
Species
Cerithium (Colina) pingue A. Adams, 1855 · unaccepted (chresonym)
Cerithium contractum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium contractum Bellardi, 1850; Cerithium crumena Bayle, 1880 is a replacement name
Cerithium crumena Bayle, 1880 · unaccepted
Cerithium pingue (A. Adams, 1855) · unaccepted
Cerithium pinguis (A. Adams, 1855) · unaccepted
Cerithium taeniatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1865 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of C....)
Invalid: junior homonym of C. taeniatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834; Colina perimensis is a replacement name
Colina perimensis Jousseaume, 1931 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Colina pinguis madagascariensis Bozzetti, 2008 accepted as Colina madagascariensis Bozzetti, 2008 (original rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Adams, A. (1855). A monograph of Cerithidea, a genus of Mollusca, with descriptions of several new species, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq.: to which are added, descriptions of two new species of Colina, and one of Donax. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 [1854]: 83–87 [April 1855]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747467
page(s): 86. [details]
page(s): 86. [details]
Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458723 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1855). A monograph of Cerithidea, a genus of Mollusca, with descriptions of several new species, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq.: to which are added, descriptions of two new species of Colina, and one of Donax. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 [1854]: 83–87 [April 1855]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747467
page(s): 86. [details]
original description (of Cerithium contractum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Cerithium</i>, Adanson. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (16): 847–899, pl. 176–186. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076091 [details]
original description (of Cerithium crumena Bayle, 1880) Bayle, E. (1880). Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres et d'espèces. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 28(3): 240-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919349 [details]
original description (of Colina perimensis Jousseaume, 1931) Jousseaume F. (1931 ["1930"]) Cerithiidae de la Mer Rouge. <i>Journal de Conchyliologie</i> 74(4): 270-296. [Posthumous work edited by E. Lamy; Published 9 February 1931]
page(s): 285 [details]
original description (of Cerithium taeniatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1865) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1865-1866). Monograph of the genus <i>Cerithium</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 2-13, Oct. 1865; 1, 14-20, Dec. 1865]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972735
page(s): Cerithium, pl. 17, fig. 119 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 54 [details]
page(s): 86. [details]
original description (of Cerithium contractum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Cerithium</i>, Adanson. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (16): 847–899, pl. 176–186. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076091 [details]
original description (of Cerithium crumena Bayle, 1880) Bayle, E. (1880). Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres et d'espèces. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 28(3): 240-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15919349 [details]
original description (of Colina perimensis Jousseaume, 1931) Jousseaume F. (1931 ["1930"]) Cerithiidae de la Mer Rouge. <i>Journal de Conchyliologie</i> 74(4): 270-296. [Posthumous work edited by E. Lamy; Published 9 February 1931]
page(s): 285 [details]
original description (of Cerithium taeniatum G. B. Sowerby II, 1865) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1865-1866). Monograph of the genus <i>Cerithium</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pls 1-20 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls. 2-13, Oct. 1865; 1, 14-20, Dec. 1865]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972735
page(s): Cerithium, pl. 17, fig. 119 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 54 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Houbrick, R. S. (1990). Review of the genus <i>Colina</i> H. and A. Adams, 1854 (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). <em>The Nautilus.</em> 104(2): 35-52, figs. 1-76. [6 September 1990]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501113 [details]
Other
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 38 [details]
page(s): 38 [details]





To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cerithium pinguis (A. Adams, 1855))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Conchology (Colina pinguis)
To Malacopics (Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855 South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeffreys...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Cerithium (Colina) pingue ADAMS A., 1855; Figuré; F.A26839) (from synonym Cerithium (Colina) pingue A. Adams, 1855)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications)
To Conchology (Colina pinguis)
To Malacopics (Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855 South Africa, Eastern Cape, St. Francis Bay, Jeffreys...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Cerithium (Colina) pingue ADAMS A., 1855; Figuré; F.A26839) (from synonym Cerithium (Colina) pingue A. Adams, 1855)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection