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Horologica semipicta (A. A. Gould, 1861)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Horologica semipicta (A. A. Gould, 1861)
Name authority
(A. A. Gould, 1861)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Cerithiopsidae
Genus
Horologica
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
  6. superfamilyTriphoroidea J. E. Gray, 1847
  7. familyCerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  8. genusHorologica Laseron, 1956
  9. speciesHorologica semipicta (A. A. Gould, 1861)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Horologica. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Horologica affinis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica albino Laseron, 1956CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica amoena Cecalupo & Perugia, 2013CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica barrieria Nützel, 1998CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Horologica bipartita Laseron, 1956CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica camprinii Cecalupo & Perugia, 2014CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica chaillei Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica clara Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica fraudulenta Cecalupo & Perugia, 2013CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica fuscocincta Cecalupo & Perugia, 2013CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica glaubrechti M. Jay & Drivas, 2002CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Horologica gregaria Cecalupo & Perugia, 2012CerithiopsidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 47 records assigned to Cerithiopsidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Joculator semipicta (A. A. Gould, 1861) (A. A. Gould, 1861)synonym
Joculator semipictus (A. A. Gould, 1861) (A. A. Gould, 1861)synonym
Cerithiopsis semipicta A. A. Gould, 1861 A. A. Gould, 1861synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742888 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3MQ69. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.