WoRMS name details
Pliocerithium Monterosato, 1910
1817751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1817751)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Pliocerithium holothurium Monterosato, 1910 † accepted as Thericium holothurium (Monterosato, 1910) † (type by subsequent designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1910). Nota su taluni generi e specie della famiglia Cerithiidae. <em>Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche.</em> 28: 65–76; pl. I [June 30th, 1910]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35732626
page(s): 67 [details]
page(s): 67 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pliocerithium Monterosato, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1817751 on 2026-09-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1910). Nota su taluni generi e specie della famiglia Cerithiidae. <em>Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche.</em> 28: 65–76; pl. I [June 30th, 1910]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35732626
page(s): 67 [details]
page(s): 67 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Harzhauser, M.; Guzhov, A.; Landau, B. (2025). A revision of the Cainozoic Cerithiidae and Plesiotrochidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda) of the Paratethys Sea (Europe, Asia). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5625(1): 1-180., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5625.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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subsequent type designation
Houbrick, R. S. (1974). The genus <i>Cerithium</i> in the western Atlantic. <em>Johnsonia.</em> 5 (50): 33-84., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41114209
page(s): 38; note: erroneously stated as type species by original designation (there were two included species, both treated as the "types" of the genus) [details]
page(s): 38; note: erroneously stated as type species by original designation (there were two included species, both treated as the "types" of the genus) [details]
