WoRMS taxon details
Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979
532483 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:532483)
accepted
Species
marine
Mitchell-Tapping, H. J. (1979). The Caecidae (Gastropoda: Rissoacea) of Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, with a new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 93(2-3): 103-105, figs. 1-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275159
page(s): 105, fig. 30 [details]
page(s): 105, fig. 30 [details]
Note "In 5 m of water in Sprat Bay, Water Island, USVI"
From editor or global species database
Type locality "In 5 m of water in Sprat Bay, Water Island, USVI" [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Donald Richard Moore (1921-1997).
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Donald Richard Moore (1921-1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Caecum donmoorei Mitchell-Tapping, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532483 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Mitchell-Tapping, H. J. (1979). The Caecidae (Gastropoda: Rissoacea) of Water Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, with a new species. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 93(2-3): 103-105, figs. 1-32., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8275159
page(s): 105, fig. 30 [details]
page(s): 105, fig. 30 [details]
Other
additional source
Egger, C.; Neusser, T. P.; Norenburg, J.; Leasi, F.; Buge, B.; Vannozzi, A.; Cunha, R. L.; Cox, C. J.; Jörger, K. M. (2020). Uncovering the shell game with barcodes: diversity of meiofaunal Caecidae snails (Truncatelloidea, Caenogastropoda) from Central America. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 968: 1-42., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.968.52986
page(s): 27 [details]
page(s): 27 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Donald Richard Moore (1921-1997). [details]Type locality "In 5 m of water in Sprat Bay, Water Island, USVI" [details]
