African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855

AfReMaS taxon details

Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855

AphiaID

458723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:458723)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Colina H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

Original name

Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855

Synonymised names

Cerithium pingue (A. Adams, 1855) · unaccepted

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

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. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22 [1854]: 83–87 [April 1855]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747467
page(s): 86. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458723 on 2026-01-20

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Colina pinguis A. Adams, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458723 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-02-16 09:40:17Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-02-16 10:18:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2010-04-30 06:01:06Z

changed

Tran, Bastien

2011-10-18 21:22:33Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-01-04 19:59:51Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2021-10-16 09:12:27Z

changed

Herbert, David

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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. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22 [1854]: 83–87 [April 1855]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747467
page(s): 86. [details]

taxonomy source Houbrick, R. S. (1990). Review of the genus Colina H. and A. Adams, 1854 (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). The Nautilus. 104(2): 35-52, figs. 1-76. [6 September 1990]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8501113 [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]

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]