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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00020

Apataxia cerithiiformis

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Apataxia cerithiiformis — source-guided magnified Atlas reconstruction based on verified historical Kauaʻi reef and nearshore occurrence; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
Apataxia cerithiiformis — source-guided magnified Atlas reconstruction based on verified historical Kauaʻi reef and nearshore occurrence; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Image source

About Apataxia cerithiiformis

Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a records the taxon at Kauai coastal stations; dated observations corroborate.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 871015 accepts Apataxia cerithiiformis.

The survey covered harbors and nearby coral reefs.

Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a provides an authoritative dated Kauai nearshore station record from 2002-2003, verifying historical occurrence. It predates the locked 2016-10-01 current-status cutoff and no newer authoritative evidence was inspected.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Apataxia cerithiiformis
Other names
Apataxia cerithiiformis · Rissoina cerithiiformis
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
historical; authoritative Kauai survey evidence from 2002-2003; no qualifying evidence on/after 2016-10-01
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Apataxia cerithiiformis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a provides an authoritative dated Kauai nearshore station record from 2002-2003, verifying historical occurrence. It predates the locked 2016-10-01 current-status cutoff and no newer authoritative evidence was inspected.

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