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Bittium topangensis

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium topangensis was named by Arnold (1907). Its type specimen is USNM 164976 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bittium topangensis by Addicott (1970).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Cerithium topangensis Arnold p. 531 figs. Plate XL, figs. 7 and 8
1914Cerithium arnoldi Anderson and Martin p. 71 figs. pl. 7, fig. 12
1915Bittium trampasensis Clark p. 489 figs. Plate 65, figures 3 and 5
1915Cerithiopsis turneri Clark p. 490 figs. Plate 65,figures 1 and 2
1932Cerithium topangensis Loel and Corey p. 252 figs. Plate 46, figures 13, 14
1970Bittium topangensis Addicott p. 52 figs. Plate 3, figures 4-7, 13, 14

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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)
subfamilyBittiinaeCossmann 1906
genusBittiumGray 1847
speciestopangensis()

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.

Bittium topangensis Arnold 1907
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Invalid names: Bittium trampasensis Clark 1915 [synonym], Cerithiopsis turneri Clark 1915 [synonym], Cerithium arnoldi Anderson and Martin 1914 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Bittium topangensis (94853) Cerithium topangensis (71215 71225 71228 71229 71230)