Range: 33°N to 9.4°N; 97.75°W to 0°W Depth: 0 to 8 m (live 0 to 1 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Synonymy
Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828 Cerithium ferrugineum Say, 1832 Cerithium eriense Kiener, 1841 Cerithium mutabile C. B. Adams, 1845 Cerithium variabile C. B. Adams, 1845 Cerithium sagrae d'Orbigny, 1847 Cerithium nigrinum Philippi, 1848 Cerithium megasoma C. B. Adams, 1850 Cerithium versicolor C. B. Adams, 1850 Cerithium sayi Sowerby II, 1855 Cerithium bermudae Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium rissoide Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium thomasiae Sowerby II, 1865 Cerithium alabastrum Mörch, 1876 Cerithium grisea Mörch, 1876 Pyrazus minor Mörch, 1876 Cerithium pallida Mörch, 1876 Cerithium rawsoni auct. non Mörch, 1876 Thericium biminiense Pilsbry & McGinty, 1949 Cerithium calcareum Usticke, 1959
Details
Cerithium lutosumMenke, 1828, p. 86 [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: "ad Havannam" [Cuba] Range: 33°N to 9.4°N; 97°W to 59.6°W Depth: 0 to 8 m (live 0 m) Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Veracruz, Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia; ABC Islands: Aruba, Curacao; Venezuela: Isla Margarita; Bermuda, Bahamas: Abaco (Great or Little); Cuba: North Havana Province; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix; St. Martin/St. Maarten, Barbuda, Guadeloupe; St. Vincent & the Grenadines: St. Vincent, Grenada; Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad, Tobago References: Houbrick (1974) dNSEWMT; Macsotay & Campos (2001) Comments: Houbrick's (1974) neotype is invalid as the identity of the species was not in doubt.
Cerithium alabastrumMörch, 1876a, p. 120-121 [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Thomas Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W Maximum Reported Size: 8.5 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas References: Mörch (1876a) NSEWM; Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium bermudaeSowerby II, 1865a, pl. 13, fig. 86a-b [Synonym] Type Locality: Bermuda Range: 32.3°N ; 64.8°W Distribution: Bermuda References: Houbrick (1974) s
Thericium biminensePilsbry & McGinty, 1949, p. 13-14, pl. 1, figs. 6a-6b [Synonym] Type Locality: Turtle Rocks, Bimini, Bahamas Range: 25.7°N ; 79.3°W Maximum Reported Size: 11.5 mm Distribution: Bahamas: Bimini References: Pilsbry & McGinty (1949) NSEWM; Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium variabile var. calcareaUsticke, 1959, p. 41 [Not available] Type Locality: Shoy Point, St. Croix Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Croix Comments: Infrasubspecific, see Boyko & Cordeiro (2001a).
Cerithium erienseKiener, 1841c, p. 59-60, pl. 24, fig. 1 [Synonymy uncertain] Attributed to: Valenciennes MS Type Locality: Côtes occidentales de Floride, et lac Erie Range: 16°N ; 88°W Maximum Reported Size: 13.5 mm Distribution: Honduras References: Kiener (1841c) M; Sowerby II (1865) NSEW; Bequaert (1942b) s (of Batillaria minima); Houbrick (1974) s?
Cerithium ferrugineumSay, 1832b, pl. 49, fig. 3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Southern coast of Florida Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm Distribution: USA: South Carolina, Florida References: Say (1832b) M; Houbrick (1974) s Comments: Non Bruguière, 1792.
Cerithium versicolor var. griseaMörch, 1876a, p. 117, [Sowerby II, 1865a, fig. 91] [Synonym] Type Locality: Not stated [Unknown (Sowerby 1865a)]
Cerithium lutuosum sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for lutosum by Sowerby, 1855.
Cerithium megasomaC. B. Adams, 1850f, p. 119-120, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 18°N ; 77°W Maximum Reported Size: 14.7 mm Distribution: Jamaica References: C. B. Adams (1850f) NSEWM; Houbrick (1974) s
Pyrazus (Lampanella) eriensis var. minorMörch, 1876a, p. 95, not figured [Not available] Type Locality: Lanisota [sic, Sarasota] Bay and Mullet Key, Florida; Guadeloupe Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; Guadeloupe Comments: Nude name.
Cerithium mutabileC. B. Adams, 1845, p. 5, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 24.6°N to 18°N; 81.8°W to 77°W Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Jamaica References: C. B. Adams (1845) SE; Melvill (1881) NW; Clench & Turner (1950a) M; Houbrick (1974) s Comments: Non Lamarck, 1804.
Cerithium nigrinumPhilippi, 1848c, p. 24, Unknown [Synonym] Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm References: Philippi (1848c) M; Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium sagrae var.? pallidaMörch, 1876a, p. 119, not figured [Not available; synonymy uncertain] Type Locality: St. Thomas Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas Comments: Nude name.
Cerithium rawsoni auct. non Mörch, 1876, [Not available] References: Houbrick (1974) s Comments: Misidentification by Bequaert (1942).
Cerithium rissoidae sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for rissoide by Houbrick (1974).
Cerithium rissoideSowerby II, 1865a, pl. 15, fig. 107 [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Thomas, West Indies Range: 18.3°N ; 65°W Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm Distribution: Virgin Islands: St. Thomas References: Sowerby II (1865a) M; Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium rissoiide sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for rissoide by Mörch (1876a).
Cerithium sagraed'Orbigny, 1847b, p. 156-157, pl. 23, figs. 17-19 [Synonym] Type Locality: Cuba Range: 20°N to 23°N Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm Distribution: Cuba References: Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium sayi Sowerby II, 1855, [Synonym] Attributed to: Menke References: Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium thomasiaeSowerby II, 1865a, pl. 15, fig. 108 [Synonym] Type Locality: St. Thomas, West Indies Range: 25°N to 18°N; 82°W to 65°W Depth: 0 m Maximum Reported Size: 9 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas References: Sowerby II (1865a) M; Dall (1884) dNW; Houbrick (1974) s
Cerithium variableC. B. Adams, 1845, p. 5, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 32.3°N to 9.4°N; 97.75°W to 64.8°W Depth: 0.3 to 1 m (live 0.3 to 1 m) Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: West Florida; USA: Louisiana, Texas; Mexico: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Costa Rica, Panama, Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands: St. Croix References: C. B. Adams (1845) {M}; Olsson & McGinty (1958) S; Rice & Kornicker (1962) M; García-Cubas (1971) W; Houbrick (1974) s Comments: Non Deshayes, 1833.
Cerithium versicolorC. B. Adams, 1850f, p. 119, Not figured [Synonym] Type Locality: Jamaica Range: 25°N to 18°N; 80°W to 77°W Maximum Reported Size: 14.5 mm Distribution: USA: Florida; Jamaica References: C. B. Adams (1850f) SEM; Calkins (1878) NW; Houbrick (1974) s Comments: Non Philippi, 1848.
Partial List of References
Adams, C. B. 1845. Specierum novarum conchyliorum, in Jamaica repertorum, synopsis Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2 1-17. [Stated date: -- Jan 1845.] Adams, C. B. 1850. Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica Contributions to Conchology 7 109-123. [Stated date: -- Apr 1850.] d'Orbigny, A. 1847. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 129-224, pls. 22-25?. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: pre May?] Kiener, L. C. 1841. Genre Cérite. (Cerithium, Adanson) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 5 104 pp., 32 pls. Menke, K. T. 1828. Synopsis methodica Molluscorum xii + 91 pp. Author: Pyrmont. [True date: post Feb.] Mörch, O. A. L. 1876. Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum Malakozoologische Blätter 23 45-58, 87-143. Philippi, R. A. 1848. Testaceorum novorum centuria (continuatio) Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5 17-27. [Stated date: -- Feb 1848.] Pilsbry, H. A. and T. L. McGinty. 1949. New marine mollusks of Florida and the Bahamas Nautilus 63 9-15, pl. 1. [Stated date: -- Jul 1949.] Say, T. 1832. American Conchology 5 pls. 41-50. Thomas Say: New Harmony, Indiana. [Stated date: -- Aug 1832.] Sowerby, G. B., II. 1865. Monograph of the genus Cerithium Conchologia Iconica 15 pls. 1-20 Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1959. A Check List of Marine Shells of St. Croix vi + 90, 4 pls. Author: Christiansted, St. Croix. [Stated date: -- --- 1959; true date: post June.]
