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Camitia Gray, 1842
512311 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:512311)
accepted
Genus
Camitia pulcherrima H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Camitia rotellina (A. Gould, 1849) (type by subsequent monotypy)
- Species Camitia rotellina (A. Gould, 1849)
- Species Camitia grayi A. Adams, 1855 accepted as Camitia rotellina (A. Gould, 1849)
- Species Camitia pulcherrima H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Camitia rotellina (A. Gould, 1849)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 57 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
Note See Herbert (2021 ) for discussion of type...
Type species See Herbert (2021 ) for discussion of type species and its designation by subsequent monotypy. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Camitia Gray, 1842. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512311 on 2025-05-15
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Gray, J. E. (1842). Molluscs. Pp. 48-92, in: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, edition 44. British Museum. London. iv + 308 p. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55295773
page(s): 57 [details]
taxonomy source Herbert, D.G. (2021). Camitia Gray, 1842 – the identity of its type species (Vetigastropoda: Trochidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 41(2): 103-106., available online at http://DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2021.1927465 [details]
additional source Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
page(s): 66. [details]
subsequent type designation Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 409 [1854], pl. 46, fig. 3 [1855] [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
taxonomy source Herbert, D.G. (2021). Camitia Gray, 1842 – the identity of its type species (Vetigastropoda: Trochidae). <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 41(2): 103-106., available online at http://DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2021.1927465 [details]
additional source Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
page(s): 66. [details]
subsequent type designation Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 409 [1854], pl. 46, fig. 3 [1855] [details]
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Type species See Herbert (2021 ) for discussion of type species and its designation by subsequent monotypy. [details]
