Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: “Cerithium interruptum Menke” auct., non Menke, 1851 (nec Lamarck, 1804); Finet (2001): Cerithium interruptum Menke, 1851 (non Lamarck, 1804), preoccupied and replaced by the name Cerithium menkei Carpenter, 1857, has been treated as a synonym of Cerithium gallapaginis Sowerby by several authors (Carpenter, 1857: 189; Stearns, 1893; Dall, 1909); it seems however that both species are distinct and valid.

Origin: Endemic

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Central America and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)

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• Stearns, R.E.C. (1893) Scientific results of explorations by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross". No. XXV - Report on the mollusk-fauna of the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 16: 353-450.