World Register of Deep-Sea species - Cerithium Bruguière, 1789

Deep-Sea taxon details

Cerithium Bruguière, 1789

AphiaID

137760 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137760)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cerithiinae J. Fleming, 1822

Original name

Cerithium Bruguière, 1789

Direct children (22)

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Species Cerithium abditum Houbrick, 1992
Species Cerithium flemischi K. Martin, 1933
Species Cerithium matukense R. B. Watson, 1880
Subgenus Cerithium (Bittium) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Bittium Leach, 1847 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Cerithium (Bittium) amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Cerithium (Bittium) enode R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Cerithiella enodis (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Cerithium (Bittium) gemmatum R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Bittium watsoni (Jeffreys, 1885) (invalid: not Hinds, 1844)
4. Species Cerithium (Bittium) mamillanum R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Cerithium amblyterum R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cerithium bicinctum Jeffreys, 1867 accepted as Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846) (synonym)
Species Cerithium enode R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Cerithiella enodis (R. B. Watson, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cerithium gemmatum R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Bittium watsoni (Jeffreys, 1885) (invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium gemmatum Hinds, 1844; Cerithium watsoni is a replacement name)
Species Cerithium gemmatum Hinds, 1844 accepted as Ochetoclava gemmata (Hinds, 1844) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cerithium gracile Jeffreys, 1885 accepted as Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846) (Invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium gracile Lamarck, 1804, and several others)
Species Cerithium inflatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Clypeomorus inflata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (original combination)
Species Cerithium mammillanum R. B. Watson, 1880 accepted as Cerithiella amblytera (R. B. Watson, 1880) (synonym)
Species Cerithium metula Lovén, 1846 accepted as Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846) (original combination)
Species Cerithium metulatum Locard, 1886 accepted as Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846) (unjustified emendation of specific epithet)
Species Cerithium nitidum Forbes, 1847 accepted as Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846)
Species Cerithium procerum Jeffreys, 1877 accepted as Cerithiella metula (Lovén, 1846) (Invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium procerum Kiener, 1841)
Species Cerithium procerum Kiener, 1841 accepted as Rhinoclavis fasciata (Bruguière, 1792) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Cerithium watsoni Jeffreys, 1885 accepted as Bittium watsoni (Jeffreys, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh

Original description

Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke. volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): vol. 1(1): xv [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137760 on 2026-07-26

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137760 on 2026-07-26

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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2010-11-01 13:33:31Z

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2014-04-06 20:44:08Z

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2015-07-05 21:41:11Z

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original description Bruguière, J.G. (1789-1792). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières, par une Societe de gens de Lettres, de Savans et D'Artistes. [Methodical encyclopedia or by order of subjects, by a Society of Men of Letters, Scholars and Artists.]. Histoire naturelle des Vers, Paris: Pancoucke. volume 1: i-xviii, 1-344 [Livraison 32, June 1789]; 345-757 [Livraison 48, 13 Feb. 1792] [Dates after Evenhuis, 2003, Zootaxa, 166: 37; Zootaxa, 207, some modified by Evenhuis & Petit 2003 Zootaxa 207:1-4]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8892006
page(s): vol. 1(1): xv [details]

basis of record Houbrick, R. S. (1992). Monograph of the genus Cerithium Bruguière in the Indo-Pacific (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 510: 1-211., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/5554 [details] Available for editors

additional source Houbrick, R. S. (1974). The genus Cerithium in the western Atlantic. Johnsonia. 5 (50): 33-84., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41114209 [details]

subsequent type designation ICZN. (1978). Opinion 1109. Cerithium Bruguière, [1789] (Gastropoda): Designation of type species under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 35 (2): 97-98., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12226686 [details]