WoRMS taxon details
Pirenella retifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855)
870529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870529)
accepted
Species
Cerithium retiferum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish
(of Cerithium retiferum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Cerithium</i>, Adanson. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (16): 847–899, pl. 176–186. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076091 [details]
Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Pirenella retifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870529 on 2026-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cerithium retiferum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1855). Monograph of the genus <i>Cerithium</i>, Adanson. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (16): 847–899, pl. 176–186. London, privately published. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11076091 [details]
basis of record Reid D.G. & Ozawa T. (2016). The genus <i>Pirenella</i> Gray, 1847 (= <i>Cerithideopsilla</i> Thiele, 1929) (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region and Mediterranean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4076(1): 1-91., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4076.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Reid D.G. & Ozawa T. (2016). The genus <i>Pirenella</i> Gray, 1847 (= <i>Cerithideopsilla</i> Thiele, 1929) (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region and Mediterranean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4076(1): 1-91., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4076.1.1 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality