Clypeomorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cerithiinae of the family Cerithiidae.[1]
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| Shell of Clypeomorus pellucida (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiidae |
| Genus: | Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888 |
| Type species | |
| Clypeomorus clypeomorus Jousseaume, F.P., 1888
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerithium (Clypeomorus) Jousseaume, 1888 | |
Distribution
editThe species of this marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea to the Marshall Islands: off Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia)
Species
editSpecies within the genus Clypeomorus include:
- Clypeomorus admirabilis Houbrick, 1985[2]
- Clypeomorus adunca (Gould, 1849)[3]
- † Clypeomorus alasaensis Wissema, 1947
- Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966[4]
- Clypeomorus bifasciata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855)[5]
- Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)[6]
- Clypeomorus inflata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)[7]
- Clypeomorus irrorata (Gould, 1849)[8]
- Clypeomorus isselii (Pagenstecher, 1877)
- Clypeomorus nympha Houbrick, 1985[9]
- Clypeomorus pellucida (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852)[10]
- Clypeomorus petrosa (Wood, 1828)
- Clypeomorus purpurastoma Houbrick, 1985[11]
- Clypeomorus subbrevicula (Oöstingh, 1925)[12]
- † Clypeomorus tjilonganensis (K. Martin, 1899)
- † Clypeomorus verbeekii (Woodward, 1880)[13]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Clypeomorus bifasciatum [sic]: 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
edit- ^ a b Clypeomorus Jousseaume, 1888. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 February 2011.
- ^ Clypeomorus admirabilis Houbrick, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus adunca (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus bifasciatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus inflata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus irrorata (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus nympha Houbrick, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus pellucida (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1852). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus purpurastoma Houbrick, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus subbrevicula (Oöstingh, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- ^ Clypeomorus verbeekii (Woodward, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- 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
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