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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Cerithiidae

Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828


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 lutosum Menke, 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 alabastrum Mörch, 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 bermudae Sowerby 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 biminense Pilsbry & 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. calcarea Usticke, 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 eriense Kiener, 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 ferrugineum Say, 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. grisea Mörch, 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 megasoma C. 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. minor Mörch, 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 mutabile C. 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 nigrinum Philippi, 1848c, p. 24, Unknown
[Synonym]
Maximum Reported Size: 15 mm
References: Philippi (1848c) M; Houbrick (1974) s

Cerithium sagrae var.? pallida Mörch, 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 rissoide Sowerby 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 sagrae d'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 thomasiae Sowerby 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 variable C. 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 versicolor C. 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.]

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