Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Parent taxon: Cerithiidae according to T. A. Darragh 2017
See also Darragh 2011, Pacaud and Le Renard 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alabininae, Argyropeza, Bellatara, Bezanconia, Bittiinae, Bittiolum, Cerithiinae, Cerithioclava, Cestumcerithium, Chavanicerithium, Crenatocerithium, Cupaniella, Dirocerithium, Elassum, Eocerithium, Fastigiella, Hemicerithium, Iddingsella, Jetwoodsia, Liocerithium, Neostylidium, Occidentocerithium, Portoricia, Prismacerithium, Pseudoaluco, Rhinoclavus, Royella, Schroederium, Serratocerithium, Sundabittium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia
Subtaxa: Orthochetus cossmanni Orthochetus leufroyi Orthochetus pagoda Orthochetus saxonicus Orthochetus solei
Type: Cerithium leufroyi
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Australia (5 collections)
• Paleocene of France (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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