MolluscaBase name details
Cerithidea (Pirenella) layardii A. Adams, 1855
870540 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:870540)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish
Adams, A. (1855). A monograph of Cerithidea, a genus of Mollusca, with descriptions of several new species, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq.: to which are added, descriptions of two new species of Colina, and one of Donax. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 [1854]: 83–87 [April 1855]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747467
page(s): 86. [details]
page(s): 86. [details]
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cerithidea (Pirenella) layardii A. Adams, 1855. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870540 on 2025-09-11
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Adams, A. (1855). A monograph of Cerithidea, a genus of Mollusca, with descriptions of several new species, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq.: to which are added, descriptions of two new species of Colina, and one of Donax. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 22 [1854]: 83–87 [April 1855]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747467
page(s): 86. [details]
source of synonymy Reid D.G. & Ozawa T. (2016). The genus <i>Pirenella</i> Gray, 1847 (= <i>Cerithideopsilla</i> Thiele, 1929) (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region and Mediterranean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4076(1): 1-91., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4076.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 86. [details]
source of synonymy Reid D.G. & Ozawa T. (2016). The genus <i>Pirenella</i> Gray, 1847 (= <i>Cerithideopsilla</i> Thiele, 1929) (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region and Mediterranean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4076(1): 1-91., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4076.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
