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Bittiolum varium

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium varium was named by Pfeiffer (1840). It is extant.

It was recombined as Bittium varium by DuBar (1962); it was recombined as Diastoma varium by Miller (1983); it was recombined as Bittiolum varium by Rosenberg (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cerithium varium Pfeiffer
1962Bittium varium DuBar
1983Diastoma varium Miller
2009Bittiolum varium Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
genusBittiolumCossmann 1906
speciesvarium(Pfeiffer 1840)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Bittiolum varium Pfeiffer 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:11:54
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Bittiolum varium (131217)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Bittium varium (41501 41718)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Bittium varium (80304)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Bittium varium (41705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Bittiolum varium (96538) Diastoma varium (61311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Bittiolum varium (195917 195933)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Diastoma varium (41935 92776)