Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Alternative combination: Cerithium topangensis

Synonyms: Bittium trampasensis Clark 1915, Cerithiopsis turneri Clark 1915, Cerithium arnoldi Anderson and Martin 1914

Full reference: R. Arnold. 1907. New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil-bearing Tertiary formations of southern California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32(1545):525-546

Belongs to Bittium according to W.O. Addicott 1970

See also Anderson and Martin 1914, Arnold 1907, Clark 1915 and Loel and Corey 1932

Sister taxa: Bittium (Bittium), Bittium (Brachybittium), Bittium (Cacozeliana), Bittium (Cerithidium), Bittium (Elachista), Bittium (Semibittium), Bittium (Stylidium), Bittium (Zebittium), Bittium arnoldi, Bittium barbarensis, Bittium bramkampi, Bittium cliffensis, Bittium decussatum, Bittium deshayesi, Bittium fetellum, Bittium howardi, Bittium kamalae, Bittium koeneni, Bittium latreilli, Bittium longissimum, Bittium mexicanum, Bittium nugatorium, Bittium oamaruticum, Bittium oedumi, Bittium oldroydae, Bittium pabloensis, Bittium parvulum, Bittium preussi, Bittium purnimae, Bittium quilonense, Bittium reticulatum, Bittium reticulatum, Bittium scotti, Bittium serenum, Bittium spina, Bittium yaguense, Cerithium (Bittium) wanneri

Type specimens:

• Bittium topangensis: USNM 164976
• Bittium trampasensis:
• Cerithiopsis turneri:
• Cerithium arnoldi: CAS 151. Its type locality is CAS loc. 64, north of Barker's Ranch, which is in a Miocene coastal horizon in the Temblor Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

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