WoRMS taxon details
Caecum J. Fleming, 1813
137718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137718)
accepted
Genus
Dentalium trachea Montagu, 1803 accepted as Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803) (type by subsequent designation)
Brochina Gray, 1857 · unaccepted
Brochus T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted
Caecalium J. Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation (Unjustified emendation of Caecum)
Caecum (Anellum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · alternative representation
Caecum (Bambusum) Olsson & Harbison, 1954 · alternative representation
Caecum (Brochina) J. E. Gray, 1857 · alternative representation
Caecum (Caecum) J. Fleming, 1813 · alternative representation
Caecum (Defolinia) Weisbord, 1962 · unaccepted
Caecum (Elephantulum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · alternative representation
Caecum (Fartulum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · alternative representation
Caecum (Micranellum) Bartsch, 1920 · unaccepted
Coecum [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cornuoides T. Brown, 1827 · unaccepted
Elephantanellum Bartsch, 1920 · unaccepted
Elephantellum [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling of original name)
Elephantulum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted
Fartulum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Micranellum Bartsch, 1920 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Odontidium R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted
Pictocaecum T. Habe, 1978 · unaccepted
- Species Caecum aartseni Van Dingenen, Ceulemans & Landau, 2016 †
- Species Caecum achirona (de Folin, 1867)
- Species Caecum adamsi Raines, 2020
- Species Caecum amputatum Hedley, 1894
- Species Caecum amydroglyptum Rehder, 1980
- Species Caecum angustum de Folin, 1886
- Species Caecum annulatum Emmons, 1858
- Species Caecum antillarum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum armoricum de Folin, 1869
- Species Caecum atlantidis R. B. Watson, 1897
- Species Caecum attenuatum de Folin, 1880
- Species Caecum auriculatum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum austrafricanum Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum australe Pizzini & Raines, 2011
- Species Caecum banoni Benoist, 1874 †
- Species Caecum bathus Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum benhami Goedert & Raines, 2016 †
- Species Caecum bensoni Goedert & Raines, 2016 †
- Species Caecum bimamillatum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum bimarginatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum biomaglo Vannozzi, 2023
- Species Caecum bipartitum de Folin, 1870
- Species Caecum borneoense de Folin, 1879
- Species Caecum bounty Pizzini & Raines, 2011
- Species Caecum brasilicum de Folin, 1874
- Species Caecum brennani Raines & Pizzini, 2009
- Species Caecum breve de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum bucerium (A. N. Golikov, 1967)
- Species Caecum californicum Dall, 1885
- Species Caecum calvertense G. C. Martin, 1904 †
- Species Caecum campanulatum Raines & Pizzini, 2005
- Species Caecum carolinianum Dall, 1892
- Species Caecum carpenteri Deshayes, 1861 †
- Species Caecum caverna Moolenbeek, Faber & Iliffe, 1989
- Species Caecum chilense Stuardo, 1962
- Species Caecum chinense de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum cinctum Olsson & Harbison, 1953
- Species Caecum circumvolutum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum clarae Pizzini, 2000 †
- Species Caecum clarkii P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum clarum E. Lamy, 1909
- Species Caecum clathratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum clava de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum cocoense Sibaja-Cordero, García-Méndez & Troncoso, 2013
- Species Caecum codoceoae Gálvez & Huidobro, 2017
- Species Caecum condylum D. R. Moore, 1969
- Species Caecum continens van der Linden & Moolenbeek, 2000
- Species Caecum cooki Pizzini & Raines, 2011
- Species Caecum cooperi S. Smith, 1860
- Species Caecum cornigerum (Morellet & Morellet, 1943) †
- Species Caecum corrugulatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum crassum de Folin, 1870
- Species Caecum crebricinctum P. P. Carpenter, 1866
- Species Caecum crispum A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
- Species Caecum crystallinum de Folin, 1880
- Species Caecum cuspidatum Chaster, 1896
- Species Caecum cycloferum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum dakuwaqa Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum danielei Pizzini & Raines, 2011
- Species Caecum debile A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
- Species Caecum delicatulum A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
- Species Caecum derjugini (A. N. Golikov, 1967)
- Species Caecum dextroversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum digitulum Hedley, 1904
- Species Caecum diminutum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum directum Vannozzi, 2019
- Species Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979
- Species Caecum draperi Raines, 2020
- Species Caecum dux de Folin, 1871
- Species Caecum egenum Vannozzi, 2017
- Species Caecum elegantissimum P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum eliezeri Absalão, 1997
- Species Caecum elongatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum engli Nofroni, Pizzini & Oliverio, 1997
- Species Caecum eunoi Nofroni, Pizzini & Oliverio, 1997
- Species Caecum exile de Folin, 1880
- Species Caecum fijiense Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum fimbratum Folin & Bérillon, 1874 †
- Species Caecum firmatum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum folini Kisch, 1959
- Species Caecum frugi Vannozzi, 2019
- Species Caecum galapagoense Raines, 2020
- Species Caecum geigeri Pizzini & Raines, 2011
- Species Caecum glabriforme P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum glabrum (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Caecum gofasi Pizzini & Nofroni, 2001
- Species Caecum granulatum Vannozzi, 2019
- Species Caecum gulosum Hedley, 1899
- Species Caecum gurgulio P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum heladum Olsson & Harbison, 1953 †
- Species Caecum heptagonum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum heterochromum Raines & Pizzini, 2005
- Species Caecum houdasi Cossmann, 1907 †
- Species Caecum hyalinum Vannozzi, 2022
- Species Caecum imbricatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum incisum Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum inclinatum de Folin, 1869
- Species Caecum infimum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum inflatulum Vannozzi, 2017
- Species Caecum inflatum de Folin, 1869
- Species Caecum inhacaense Albano & Pizzini, 2011
- Species Caecum insculptum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum insularum D. R. Moore, 1969
- Species Caecum intortum Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum invisibile Egger & Jörger, 2020
- Species Caecum iricolor Vannozzi, 2023
- Species Caecum japonicum (Habe, 1978)
- Species Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908
- Species Caecum jonatani Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007
- Species Caecum jonesae Swinnen & Simone, 2024
- Species Caecum jucundum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum knysnaense Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum kontiki Pizzini & Raines, 2011
- Species Caecum laeve C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum lapita Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum laqueatum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum larieyense Lozouet, Lesport & Renard, 2001 †
- Species Caecum leilae Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum lightfootanum Raines, 2020
- Species Caecum limnetes G. E. Long, 1972
- Species Caecum limpidum de Folin, 1874
- Species Caecum lindae Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum lineicinctum de Folin, 1880
- Species Caecum loyaltense Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum lozoueti Vannozzi & Renda, 2024
- Species Caecum lucidum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum macrum van der Linden & Moolenbeek, 2000
- Species Caecum magellanicum (di Geronimo, Privitera & Valdovinos, 1995)
- Species Caecum mammillatum S. V. Wood, 1848 †
- Species Caecum maori Pizzini & Raines, 2006
- Species Caecum maraisi Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum marginatum de Folin, 1869
- Species Caecum marmoratum de Folin, 1869
- Species Caecum massambabense Absalão, 1994
- Species Caecum mauritianum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum metamorphosicum S. Lima, Santos & Absalão, 2013
- Species Caecum microannulatum Vannozzi & Renda, 2024
- Species Caecum microstriatum Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum miliarium Vannozzi & Renda, 2024
- Species Caecum mineuri Lozouet, 1999 †
- Species Caecum mirificum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum modestum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum moorei (Marincovich, 1973)
- Species Caecum morelletorum Gougerot & Le Renard, 1978 †
- Species Caecum morgan Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
- Species Caecum multicostatum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum musorstomi Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum nasutum Vannozzi, 2019
- Species Caecum nemoralis Lozouet, 2015 †
- Species Caecum neocaledonicum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum neoguineanum Vannozzi, 2019
- Species Caecum nofronii Vannozzi, 2019
- Species Caecum novallecense Cossmann, 1907 †
- Species Caecum oahuense Pilsbry, 1921
- Species Caecum orcutti Dall, 1885
- Species Caecum paradoxum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum parvum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum pascuanum Raines & Pizzini, 2005
- Species Caecum pertenuis Laws, 1941 †
- Species Caecum planum de Folin, 1874
- Species Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum pollicare P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum praebanoni Gougerot, 1977 †
- Species Caecum praegrande Vannozzi, 2017
- Species Caecum pseudoglabrum Gougerot, 1977 †
- Species Caecum pulchellum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum pygmaeum (Defrance, 1819) †
- Species Caecum quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum rapanuiense Raines & Pizzini, 2005
- Species Caecum regulare P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum rehderi Raines & Pizzini, 2005
- Species Caecum restrictum Vannozzi & Renda, 2024
- Species Caecum reversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum rijgersmai De Jong & Coomans, 1988
- Species Caecum roederi Raines, C. L. Powell & LaFollette, 2023 †
- Species Caecum rolani Pizzini & Nofroni, 2001
- Species Caecum rostratum de Folin, 1881
- Species Caecum ryssotitum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum searleswoodii P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum semicinctum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum semilaeve P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum senegambianum de Folin, 1870
- Species Caecum sepimentum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum shaskyi Raines, 2020
- Species Caecum simplicissimum Thiele, 1925
- Species Caecum sinuatum de Folin, 1879
- Species Caecum skoglundae Pizzini, Raines & Nofroni, 2007
- Species Caecum smriglioi Pizzini, Nofroni & Bonfitto, 2008
- Species Caecum someri (de Folin, 1867)
- Species Caecum spiculum Raines, 2020
- Species Caecum spinosum de Folin, 1873
- Species Caecum strangulatum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum striatum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum strictum de Folin, 1871
- Species Caecum strigosum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum subannulatum de Folin, 1870
- Species Caecum subaustrale Stuardo, 1970
- Species Caecum subcylindratum Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum subflavum de Folin, 1880
- Species Caecum subquadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum subspirale P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum subvolutum de Folin, 1874
- Species Caecum succineum de Folin, 1880
- Species Caecum superbum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum swinneni Nofroni, Pizzini & Oliverio, 1997
- Species Caecum tahitianum Pizzini & Raines, 2011
- Species Caecum temporale Vannozzi & Renda, 2024
- Species Caecum tenue A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
- Species Caecum tenuicostatum de Folin, 1881
- Species Caecum tenuistriatum O. Boettger, 1869 †
- Species Caecum teres P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum textile de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum thionvillense Gougerot & Le Renard, 1984 †
- Species Caecum tornatum A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900
- Species Caecum torquetum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum tortile Dall, 1892
- Species Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Caecum trindadense S. Lima, Santos & Absalão, 2013
- Species Caecum troglodyta Moolenbeek, Faber & Iliffe, 1989
- Species Caecum tumidum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 †
- Species Caecum vanuatuarum Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum varanoi Pizzini, Nofroni & Bonfitto, 2008
- Species Caecum variegatum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum venosum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum venustum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum verai J. A. Moreno, Peñas & Rolán, 2003 †
- Species Caecum vertebrale Hedley, 1899
- Species Caecum vicinum de Folin, 1870
- Species Caecum virginiae Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
- Species Caecum vitreum P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum wakense Raines & Vannozzi, 2024
- Species Caecum wami Raines & Pizzini, 2009
- Species Caecum wayae Pizzini & Nofroni, 2001
- Species Caecum zaagmani De Jong & Coomans, 1988
- Subgenus Caecum (Defolinia) Weisbord, 1962 accepted as Caecum J. Fleming, 1813
- Species Caecum (Defolinia) tomaculum Weisbord, 1962 accepted as Caecum ryssotitum de Folin, 1867
- Subgenus Caecum (Meioceras) P. P. Carpenter, 1859 accepted as Meioceras P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum (Meioceras) lermondi Dall, 1924 accepted as Meioceras nitidum (W. Stimpson, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Caecum (Micranellum) Bartsch, 1920 accepted as Caecum J. Fleming, 1813
- Species Caecum (Micranellum) limnetes G. E. Long, 1972 accepted as Caecum limnetes G. E. Long, 1972 (basionym)
- Subgenus Caecum (Strebloceras) P. P. Carpenter, 1859 accepted as Strebloceras P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum (Strebloceras) edwardsi Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Strebloceras edwardsi (Deshayes, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caecum achironum (de Folin, 1867) accepted as Caecum achirona (de Folin, 1867) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Caecum afrum Selli, 1974 † accepted as Caecum sepimentum de Folin, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum agoniatum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum firmatum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum amaltheanum Hedley, 1899 accepted as Meioceras legumen (Hedley, 1899) accepted as Mauroceras legumen (Hedley, 1899)
- Species Caecum amamiense (T. Habe, 1978) accepted as Mauroceras amamiense (T. Habe, 1978) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caecum arabicum Issel, 1869 accepted as Caecum neocaledonicum de Folin, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum arabicus Issel, 1869 accepted as Caecum arabicum Issel, 1869 accepted as Caecum neocaledonicum de Folin, 1868 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Caecum arcuatum de Folin, 1869 accepted as Caecum sepimentum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum bahiahondaense A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1939 accepted as Caecum clathratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum bakeri (Bartsch, 1920) accepted as Caecum dextroversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum berberense Ladd, 1972 † accepted as Caecum sepimentum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum berthae Lange de Morretes, 1954 accepted as Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum bezanconi Cossmann, 1888 † accepted as Strebloceras bezanconi (Cossmann, 1888) † (original combination)
- Species Caecum bimarginatum Dautzenberg, 1912 accepted as Caecum rolani Pizzini & Nofroni, 2001 (Invalid: junior homonym of Caecum bimarginatum Carpenter, 1859)
- Species Caecum biminicola Pilsbry, 1951 accepted as Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum borneoensis de Folin, 1879 accepted as Caecum borneoense de Folin, 1879 (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Caecum buccina de Folin, 1870 accepted as Caecum circumvolutum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum bucheri Parenzan, 1979 accepted as Filogranula annulata (O. G. Costa, 1861) (transfer to other genus, other phylum)
- Species Caecum butoti De Jong & Coomans, 1988 accepted as Caecum marmoratum de Folin, 1869
- Species Caecum capitanum de Folin, 1874 accepted as Caecum pulchellum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum carmenense de Folin, 1870 accepted as Caecum circumvolutum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum carpenteri (Bartsch, 1920) accepted as Caecum adamsi Raines, 2020
- Species Caecum cayosense Rehder, 1943 accepted as Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum clenchi Olsson & McGinty, 1958 accepted as Caecum cycloferum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum cocoensis [sic] accepted as Caecum cocoense Sibaja-Cordero, García-Méndez & Troncoso, 2013 (wrong grammatical gender agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Caecum complanatum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum venustum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum conjunctum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum pulchellum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum contractum de Folin, 1870 accepted as Caecum bipartitum de Folin, 1870
- Species Caecum cooperi P. P. Carpenter, 1866 accepted as Caecum californicum Dall, 1885 (invalid: junior homonym of Caecum cooperi S. Smith, 1860; C. californicum is a replacement name)
- Species Caecum corneum Dunker, 1875 accepted as Caecum ryssotitum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum cornucopiae (P. P. Carpenter, 1859) accepted as Meioceras cornucopiae P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Species Caecum coronatum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum imbricatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum coronellum Dall, 1892 accepted as Caecum cycloferum de Folin, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum corrugatulum [sic] accepted as Caecum corrugulatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (incorrect subsequent spelling of corrugulatum Carpenter, 1857)
- Species Caecum costatum A. E. Verrill, 1872 accepted as Caecum cooperi S. Smith, 1860
- Species Caecum crassicostum Gabb, 1881 † accepted as Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum crispum Cerulli-Irelli, 1912 † accepted as Caecum clarae Pizzini, 2000 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Caecum crispum Verrill & Bush, 1900)
- Species Caecum cubitatum (de Folin, 1868) accepted as Meioceras cubitatum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum curtatum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum pulchellum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum dalli Bartsch, 1920 accepted as Caecum quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum decussatum de Folin, 1869 accepted as Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum diegense Bartsch, 1920 accepted as Caecum quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum eburneum de Folin, 1886 accepted as Caecum folini Kisch, 1959 (invalid: junior homonym of Caecum eburneum C.B. Adams, 1852; Caecum folini is a replacement name)
- Species Caecum eburneum C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Caecum firmatum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum edwardsi Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Strebloceras edwardsi (Deshayes, 1861) † (original combination)
- Species Caecum elegans Perejaslavtseva, 1891 accepted as Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803) (? Dubious synonym)
- Species Caecum erucatum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum clathratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum fasciatum de Folin, 1876 accepted as Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Caecum formulosum de Folin, 1869 accepted as Caecum imbricatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum fulvum Kisch, 1959 accepted as Caecum neocaledonicum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum grippi Bartsch, 1920 accepted as Caecum quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum heterapex T. Habe, 1963 accepted as Caecum clarum E. Lamy, 1909 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum hinoidei T. Habe, 1978 accepted as Caecum neocaledonicum de Folin, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum houdasi Cossmann, 1907 † accepted as Caecum novallecense Cossmann, 1907 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of an earlier Caecum houdasi Cossmann, 1907; C. novallecense is a replacement name)
- Species Caecum impartitum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum firmatum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum imperfectum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum laeve C. B. Adams, 1852 (most likely a badly worn early subadult stage of C. laeve)
- Species Caecum incomptum (Monterosato, 1884) accepted as Caecum armoricum de Folin, 1869 (unaccepted combination)
- Species Caecum insigne de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum imbricatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858
- Species Caecum instructum de Folin, 1870 accepted as Caecum bipartitum de Folin, 1870
- Species Caecum interruptum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum clathratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum irregulare de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum legumen Hedley, 1899 accepted as Mauroceras legumen (Hedley, 1899) (original combination)
- Species Caecum leptoglyphos de Folin, 1881 accepted as Caecum textile de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum lermondi Dall, 1924 accepted as Meioceras nitidum (W. Stimpson, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caecum leve C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Caecum laeve C. B. Adams, 1852 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Caecum licalum Bartsch, 1920 accepted as Caecum quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum lightfootae Pizzini, Nofroni & Oliverio, 1994 accepted as Caecum atlantidis R. B. Watson, 1897
- Species Caecum lilianum Hedley, 1903 accepted as Caecum sepimentum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum liratocinctum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum laqueatum C. B. Adams, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum lituus Deshayes, 1861 † accepted as Strebloceras lituus (Deshayes, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caecum lohri (A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1939) accepted as Caecum superbum de Folin, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum maculatum T. Habe, 1963 accepted as Caecum sepimentum de Folin, 1868 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum maestratii Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013 accepted as Mauroceras maestratii (Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013) (original combination)
- Species Caecum malleatum de Folin, 1868 accepted as Caecum modestum de Folin, 1868
- Species Caecum mamillatum † accepted as Caecum mammillatum S. V. Wood, 1848 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Caecum microcyclos de Folin, 1880 accepted as Caecum attenuatum de Folin, 1880
- Species Caecum microcyclus [sic] accepted as Caecum microcyclos de Folin, 1880 accepted as Caecum attenuatum de Folin, 1880 (subsequent spelling)
- Species Caecum minutum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum dextroversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum mirabile de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum insculptum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum monstrosum C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Caecum firmatum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum multiannulatum Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 accepted as Caecum vertebrale Hedley, 1899
- Species Caecum mutabile de Folin, 1869 accepted as Caecum venustum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum nebulosum (Rehder, 1943) accepted as Meioceras cornucopiae P. P. Carpenter, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum nitidum W. Stimpson, 1851 accepted as Meioceras nitidum (W. Stimpson, 1851) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Caecum obesum A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900 accepted as Caecum plicatum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum obtusum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum subspirale P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum occidentale (Bartsch, 1920) accepted as Caecum dextroversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum occultum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum strangulatum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum orientale de Folin, 1868 accepted as Caecum clarkii P. P. Carpenter, 1859 (dubious synonym)
- Species Caecum parryensis Ladd, 1972 † accepted as Mauroceras kajiyamai (T. Habe, 1963)
- Species Caecum parvulum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum dextroversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum phronimum de Folin, 1867 accepted as Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum puntagordanum Weisbord, 1962 † accepted as Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum putnamense Mansfield, 1924 accepted as Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum putnamensis Mansfield, 1924 accepted as Caecum putnamense Mansfield, 1924 accepted as Caecum johnsoni Winkley, 1908 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Caecum pygmaeum C. B. Adams, 1852 accepted as Caecum firmatum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum richthofeni A. M. Strong & Hertlein, 1939 accepted as Caecum strangulatum de Folin, 1867
- Species Caecum rotundum de Folin, 1868 accepted as Meioceras nitidum (W. Stimpson, 1851)
- Species Caecum ruggerii Pizzini, 1997 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum saavedrae V. Beltrán, 1965 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum sardinianum de Folin, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum sculptum de Folin, 1881 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum semitrachea Monterosato, 1884 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum smithi Cooper, 1872 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum solitarium W. R. B. Oliver, 1915 (unaccepted, Invalid: junior homonym of Caecum solitarium Meyer, 1886; C. maori is a replacement name)
- Species Caecum suave de Folin, 1869 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum subornatum de Folin, 1869 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum suteri Odhner, 1924 (unaccepted, junior subjective synonym)
- Species Caecum syriacum de Folin, 1869 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum taeniatum de Folin, 1867 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum tenue Milaschewitsch, 1912 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Caecum tenue Verrill & Bush, 1900)
- Species Caecum termes Heilprin, 1889 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum tomaculum Weisbord, 1962 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum triornatum de Folin, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum uncinatum de Folin, 1867 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum undatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum uvea Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013 (unaccepted, synonym)
- Species Caecum validum de Folin, 1867 (unaccepted, uncertain synonym)
- Species Caecum veracruzanum de Folin, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Species Caecum vestitum de Folin, 1870 (unaccepted)
- Subgenus Caecum (Anellum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (alternative representation)
- Species Caecum (Anellum) clathratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum clathratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum (Anellum) compactum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum (Anellum) crebricinctum P. P. Carpenter, 1866 accepted as Caecum crebricinctum P. P. Carpenter, 1866 (basionym)
- Species Caecum (Anellum) elongatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum elongatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)
- Species Caecum (Anellum) quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum quadratum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)
- Species Caecum (Anellum) subimpressum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum elongatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum (Anellum) tumidum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 † accepted as Caecum tumidum P. P. Carpenter, 1858 †
- Species Caecum (Anellum) undatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum parvum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Subgenus Caecum (Bambusum) Olsson & Harbison, 1954 represented as Caecum J. Fleming, 1813
- Subgenus Caecum (Brochina) J. E. Gray, 1857 represented as Caecum J. Fleming, 1813
- Species Caecum (Brochina) achirona (de Folin, 1867) represented as Caecum achirona (de Folin, 1867)
- Species Caecum (Brochina) banoni Benoist, 1874 † represented as Caecum banoni Benoist, 1874 †
- Species Caecum (Brochina) digitulum Hedley, 1904 represented as Caecum digitulum Hedley, 1904
- Species Caecum (Brochina) glabrum (Montagu, 1803) represented as Caecum glabrum (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Caecum (Brochina) maori Pizzini & Raines, 2006 represented as Caecum maori Pizzini & Raines, 2006
- Species Caecum (Brochina) pertenuis Laws, 1941 † represented as Caecum pertenuis Laws, 1941 †
- Subgenus Caecum (Caecum) J. Fleming, 1813 represented as Caecum J. Fleming, 1813
- Species Caecum (Caecum) cayosense Rehder, 1943 accepted as Caecum floridanum W. Stimpson, 1851
- Species Caecum (Caecum) trachea (Montagu, 1803) represented as Caecum trachea (Montagu, 1803)
- Subgenus Caecum (Fartulum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857 represented as Caecum J. Fleming, 1813
- Species Caecum (Fartulum) corrugulatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum corrugulatum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)
- Species Caecum (Fartulum) dextroversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum dextroversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857
- Species Caecum (Fartulum) farcimen P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum diminutum C. B. Adams, 1852
- Species Caecum (Fartulum) glabriforme P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum glabriforme P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)
- Species Caecum (Fartulum) reversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum reversum P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)
- Species Caecum (Fartulum) teres P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Caecum teres P. P. Carpenter, 1857 (basionym)
- Subgenus Caecum (Prolongicaecum) Strausz, 1964 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum (Prolongicaecum) prolongatum Strausz, 1964 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum abreviatum de Folin, 1870 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Caecum achates Sykes, 1925 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Caecum anellifer Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum annulatum Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum bicinctum de Folin, 1870 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Caecum chipolanum J. A. Gardner, 1947 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum constrictum Gabb, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum elegans de Folin, 1867 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Caecum glabellum (P. P. Carpenter, 1868) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Caecum gracile P. P. Carpenter, 1858 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Caecum greensboroense G. C. Martin, 1904 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum hemisphericum de Folin, 1867 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Caecum ibex Dall, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum imperforatum Kanmacher, 1798 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Caecum miocenicum Benoist, 1874 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum pararegulare J. A. Gardner, 1947 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum patuxentium G. C. Martin, 1904 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum saucatsense Benoist, 1874 † (uncertain > unassessed)
- Species Caecum sericeum de Folin, 1873 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Caecum subornatum de Folin, 1874 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, invalid: junior primary homonym of Caecum ornatum de Folin, 1869: a replacement name has not been proposed)
- Species Caecum taeniatum de Folin, 1869 (uncertain > nomen dubium, junior homonym of Caecum Taeniatum de Folin, 1867)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Fleming, J. (1813). Conchology. <em>The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia.</em> 7: 55-107, pls. 203-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187234
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page(s): 67 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Caecum J. Fleming, 1813. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137718 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Fleming, J. (1813). Conchology. <em>The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia.</em> 7: 55-107, pls. 203-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187234
page(s): 67 [details]
original description (of Cornuoides T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl.1 fig.49, 50 [details]
original description (of Caecum (Anellum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
original description (of Caecum (Bambusum) Olsson & Harbison, 1954) Olsson, A. A. & Harbison, A. (1954). ANSP Monograph 8: Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida. Addendum & Corrigendum. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 68(2): 71-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516552 [details]
original description (of Caecum (Fartulum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252
page(s): 325. [details]
original description (of Odontidium R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803 [details]
original description (of Brochus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 1, and index p. i [details]
original description (of Pictocaecum T. Habe, 1978) Habe T. (1978). Four new species of Japanese Caecidae. <em>Venus.</em> 37(1): 1-6, pl. 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.37.1_1
page(s): 1, 2 [details]
original description (of Brochina Gray, 1857) Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528 [details]
original description (of Elephantanellum Bartsch, 1920) Bartsch, P. (1920). The Caecidae and other marine mollusks from the northwest coast of America. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 10 (20): 565-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5462466
page(s): 567 [details]
original description (of Elephantulum P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
original description (of Micranellum Bartsch, 1920) Bartsch, P. (1920). The Caecidae and other marine mollusks from the northwest coast of America. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 10 (20): 565-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5462466
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Caecalium J. Fleming, 1822) Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 601 [details]
page(s): 67 [details]
original description (of Cornuoides T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl.1 fig.49, 50 [details]
original description (of Caecum (Anellum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
original description (of Caecum (Bambusum) Olsson & Harbison, 1954) Olsson, A. A. & Harbison, A. (1954). ANSP Monograph 8: Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida. Addendum & Corrigendum. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 68(2): 71-72., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516552 [details]
original description (of Caecum (Fartulum) P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252
page(s): 325. [details]
original description (of Odontidium R. A. Philippi, 1836) Philippi, R. A. (1836). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium quae in itinere suo observavit. Vol. 1. xiv + 267 p., pls. 1-12. Sumptibus Simonis Schroppii et Sociorum. Berolini [Berlin]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46935803 [details]
original description (of Brochus T. Brown, 1827) Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. <em>W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London.</em> 144 pp., 52 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127868
page(s): pl. 1, and index p. i [details]
original description (of Pictocaecum T. Habe, 1978) Habe T. (1978). Four new species of Japanese Caecidae. <em>Venus.</em> 37(1): 1-6, pl. 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.37.1_1
page(s): 1, 2 [details]
original description (of Brochina Gray, 1857) Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528 [details]
original description (of Elephantanellum Bartsch, 1920) Bartsch, P. (1920). The Caecidae and other marine mollusks from the northwest coast of America. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 10 (20): 565-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5462466
page(s): 567 [details]
original description (of Elephantulum P. P. Carpenter, 1857) Carpenter, P. P. (1857). <i>Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen</i>. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/61252 [details]
original description (of Micranellum Bartsch, 1920) Bartsch, P. (1920). The Caecidae and other marine mollusks from the northwest coast of America. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 10 (20): 565-572., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5462466
page(s): 568 [details]
original description (of Caecalium J. Fleming, 1822) Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. <em>Edinburgh Vol.</em> 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 601 [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Goedert J.L. & Raines B.K. (2016). First Paleogene Caecidae (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea) from the northeastern Pacific Ocean and the earliest record for the genus <i>Caecum</i> Fleming, 1813. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 129: 38-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-129.Q1.38 [details]
[request]additional source Goedert J.L. & Raines B.K. (2016). First Paleogene Caecidae (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea) from the northeastern Pacific Ocean and the earliest record for the genus <i>Caecum</i> Fleming, 1813. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 129: 38-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X-129.Q1.38 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]Remark Vermiculum pervium, originally named by Montagu (1803: 518-519), based on a figure by G. Walker (1784, pl.1 fig.12), which depicts a fairly non-descript minute straight shell with a small spiralised beginning, was thought to be a Caecum by Mörch (1863: 464), but also attributed to the serpulid Spirorbis pervius (Montagu, 1803) by Fleming (1825: 245) [details]
