WoRMS name details
Cerithium clava G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
473502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473502)
unaccepted (misidentification or junior homonym of Murex clava Gmelin, 1791; C. sowerbyi is a replacement name )
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 42, [213], fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 42, [213], fig. 8 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cerithium clava G. B. Sowerby I, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473502 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 42, [213], fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 42, [213], fig. 8 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Houbrick, R. S. (1978). The family Cerithiidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part 1: the genera <i>Rhinoclavis</i>, <i>Pseudovertagus</i> and <i>Clavocerithium</i>. <em>Monographs of Marine Mollusca.</em> 1: 1-130.
page(s): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
