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Traits name details
Cerithium (Cerithidea)
Swainson, 1840
AphiaID
758724
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:758724)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Mollusca
(Phylum)
Gastropoda
(Class)
Caenogastropoda
(Subclass)
Caenogastropoda
incertae sedis
(Order)
Cerithioidea
(Superfamily)
Cerithiidae
(Family)
Cerithiinae
(Subfamily)
Cerithium
(Genus)
Cerithium (Cerithidea)
(Subgenus)
Status
unaccepted >
superseded rank
Accepted name
Cerithidea
Swainson, 1840
Rank
Subgenus
Parent
Cerithium
Bruguière, 1789
Original name
Cerithidea
Swainson, 1840
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Cerithium (Cerithidea) agnotum
De Gregorio, 1890 †
accepted as
Mesalia vetusta
(Conrad, 1833) †
(
unaccepted
>
junior subjective synonym
)
Environment
brackish
Original description
(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]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Cerithium (Cerithidea)
Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758724 on 2026-05-19
Thematic species database citation
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits.
Cerithium (Cerithidea)
Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758724 on 2026-05-19
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2014-03-21 15:49:54Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2022-01-05 01:16:59Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2024-01-02 20:15:53Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2025-12-25 01:27:36Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
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Sources (1)
original description
(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]
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