WoRMS taxon details
Caecum elegantissimum P. P. Carpenter, 1859
138949 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138949)
accepted
Species
- Variety Caecum elegantissimum var. searleswoodii P. P. Carpenter, 1859 accepted as Caecum searleswoodii P. P. Carpenter, 1859
- Variety Caecum elegantissimum var. searles-woodii P. P. Carpenter, 1858 accepted as Caecum searleswoodii P. P. Carpenter, 1859 (original combination)
marine
Carpenter, P. P. (1858-1859). First steps towards a monograph of the Caecidae, a family of rostriferous Gastropoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1858) 26: 413-432 [14 Dec. 1858], 433-444 [Jan. to May 1859]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271951
page(s): 429 [details]
page(s): 429 [details]
Note Tenerife, Canary Islands
Type locality Tenerife, Canary Islands [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Caecum elegantissimum P. P. Carpenter, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138949 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Carpenter, P. P. (1858-1859). First steps towards a monograph of the Caecidae, a family of rostriferous Gastropoda. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1858) 26: 413-432 [14 Dec. 1858], 433-444 [Jan. to May 1859]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271951
page(s): 429 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]
page(s): 429 [details]
basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]





From editor or global species database
Type locality Tenerife, Canary Islands [details]