WoRMS name details
Cerithium fusiforme C. B. Adams, 1850
1447843 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1447843)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 7: 109-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796523
page(s): 120-121 [details]
page(s): 120-121 [details]
Type locality contained in Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Homonymy Cerithiopsis fusiforme C. B. Adams, 1850, is a junior homonym of Cerithium fusiforme Leymerie, 1846. Under ICZN Art....
Homonymy Cerithiopsis fusiforme C. B. Adams, 1850, is a junior homonym of Cerithium fusiforme Leymerie, 1846. Under ICZN Art. 23.9.5, the case should be referred to the Commission for a ruling. Alternatively, if its synonymy is confirmed, the species could be known by the name C. brassica Olsson & Harbison, 1953. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cerithium fusiforme C. B. Adams, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1447843 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, C. B. (1850). Descriptions of supposed new species of marine shells, which inhabit Jamaica. <em>Contributions to Conchology.</em> 7: 109-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13796523
page(s): 120-121 [details]
page(s): 120-121 [details]
Other
additional source
Clench, W. J. & Turner R. D. (1950). The Western Atlantic marine mollusks described by C. B. Adams. <em>Occasional Papers on Mollusks.</em> 1(15): 233-403., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7756469
page(s): 285, pl. 38 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): 285, pl. 38 fig. 4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Cerithiopsis fusiforme C. B. Adams, 1850, is a junior homonym of Cerithium fusiforme Leymerie, 1846. Under ICZN Art. 23.9.5, the case should be referred to the Commission for a ruling. Alternatively, if its synonymy is confirmed, the species could be known by the name C. brassica Olsson & Harbison, 1953. [details]
