Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) jenkinsi Martin 1879 (horn snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Potamididae

Alternative combinations: Cerithium jenkinsi, Potamides (Cerithidea) jenkinsi, Potamides (Tympanotonus) jenkinsi

Full reference: K. Martin. 1879. Die Tertiärschichten auf Java. Nach den Entdeckungen von Fr. Junghuhn. Geologische-Reichsmuseum 1-164

Belongs to Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) according to T. Shuto 1978

See also Martin 1879 and Vredenburg 1928

Sister taxa: Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) cheribonensis, Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) cingulatus, Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) preangerensis, Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) sucabumiana, Cerithideopsilla hondai

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (3 collections), the Philippines (2)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1), Pakistan (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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