Clypeomorus

Genus of gastropods

Clypeomorus
Shell of Clypeomorus pellucida (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Clypeomorus
Jousseaume, 1888
Type species
Clypeomorus clypeomorus
Jousseaume, F.P., 1888
Synonyms[1]

Cerithium (Clypeomorus) Jousseaume, 1888

Clypeomorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cerithiinae of the family Cerithiidae.[1]

Distribution

The species of this marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea to the Marshall Islands: off Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)

Species

Species within the genus Clypeomorus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Clypeomorus bifasciatum [sic]: synonym of Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)
  • Clypeomorus caeruleum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855): synonym of Cerithium caeruleum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Clypeomorus chemnitziana (Pilsbry, 1901): synonym of Clypeomorus petrosa chemnitziana (Pilsbry, 1901)
  • Clypeomorus clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888: synonym of Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)
  • Clypeomorus concisus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852): synonym of Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)
  • Clypeomorus coralium (Kiener, 1841): synonym of Cerithium coralium Kiener, 1841
  • Clypeomorus gennesi (H. Fischer & Vignal, 1901): synonym of Clanculus tonnerrei (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874)
  • Clypeomorus moniliferus (Kiener, 1841): synonym of Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966
  • Clypeomorus morus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)
  • Clypeomorus penthusarus Iredale, 1929: synonym of Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)
  • Clypeomorus petrosa (Wood, 1828): synonym of Clypeomorus petrosa petrosa (Wood, 1828)
  • Clypeomorus traillii (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855): synonym of Cerithium traillii G.B. Sowerby II, 1855
  • Clypeomorus tuberculatus (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of Cerithium tuberculatum (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Clypeomorus zonatus (Wood, 1828): synonym of Cerithium zonatum (Wood, 1828)

References

  1. ^ a b Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 February 2011.
  2. ^ Clypeomorus admirabilis Houbrick, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Clypeomorus adunca (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  4. ^ Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  5. ^ Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  6. ^ Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  7. ^ Clypeomorus inflata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  8. ^ Clypeomorus irrorata (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  9. ^ Clypeomorus nympha Houbrick, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  10. ^ Clypeomorus pellucida (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  11. ^ Clypeomorus purpurastoma Houbrick, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  12. ^ Clypeomorus subbrevicula (Oöstingh, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  13. ^ Clypeomorus verbeekii (Woodward, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  • Jousseaume, F. 1888. Description des Mollusques Recueillis par M. Le Dr. Faurot dans la Mer Rouge et le Golfe D'Aden. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 1(42): 166-223
  • Houbrick R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Houbrick R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131
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  • Houbrick R.S. 1985. Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131
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