''Clypeomorus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily Cerithiinae of the
family
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Cerithiidae
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Distribution
Ceriths are found worldwide on sandy bottoms, reef flats or co ...
.
Distribution
The species of this marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from the
Red Sea
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to the
Marshall Islands
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The territory consists of 29 c ...
: off Australia (
New South Wales
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,
Northern Territory
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,
Queensland
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and
Western Australia
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)
Species
Species within the genus ''Clypeomorus'' include:
* ''
Clypeomorus admirabilis''
Houbrick, 1985
* ''
Clypeomorus adunca''
(Gould, 1849)
* † ''
Clypeomorus alasaensis''
Wissema, 1947
* ''
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis''
Habe & Kosuge, 1966
* ''
Clypeomorus bifasciata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)
* ''
Clypeomorus brevis''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''
Clypeomorus inflata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
* ''
Clypeomorus irrorata''
(Gould, 1849)
* ''
Clypeomorus isselii''
(Pagenstecher, 1877)
* ''
Clypeomorus nympha''
Houbrick, 1985
* ''
Clypeomorus pellucida''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852)
* ''
Clypeomorus petrosa'' (Wood, 1828)
* ''
Clypeomorus purpurastoma''
Houbrick, 1985
* ''
Clypeomorus subbrevicula''
(Oöstingh, 1925)
* † ''
Clypeomorus tjilonganensis''
(K. Martin, 1899)
* † ''
Clypeomorus verbeekii''
(Woodward, 1880)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Clypeomorus bifasciatum''
ic 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
* 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
External links
Houbrick R.S. 1985. ''Genus Clypeomorus Jousseaume (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia)''. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 403: 1-131
Cerithiidae
Gastropod genera
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