Cerithiopsis tubercularis

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Cerithiopsis tubercularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Cerithiopsis
Species:
C. tubercularis
Binomial name
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
(Montagu, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerithiopsis oculisfictis Prkic & Mariottini, 2010
  • Cerithium pygmaeum Philippi, 1844
  • Cerithiopsis aciculata Locard & Caziot, 1900
  • Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803

Cerithiopsis tubercularis is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, It was described by Montagu, in 1803.[1]

Distribution[edit]

This species is known from the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the Azores, Cape Verde and European waters, including the Mediterranean Sea.

References[edit]

  • Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België [List of the recent marine molluscs of Belgium]. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium. 106 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 (
  • Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
  • Prkic J. & Mariottini P., 2010. Description of two new Cerithiopsis from the Croatian coast, with comments on the Cerithiopsis tubercularis complex (Gastropoda: Cerithiopsidae). Aldrovandia 5: 3-27 [stated date: 2009] [
  • Cecalupo A. & Robba E. (2010) The identity of Murex tubercularis Montagu, 1803 and description of one new genus and two new species of the Cerithiopsidae (Gastropoda: Triphoroidea). Bollettino Malacologico 46: 45-64.