Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alternative combination: Cerithium rostratum
Belongs to Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) according to Abrard 1947
Sister taxa: Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) ansuriensis, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) archiaci, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) haimei, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) hassani, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) ighinai, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) nanggulanense, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) plicatoligocenica, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) pseudocorrugatum, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) rude, Cerithium (Ptychocerithium) tricingulatum, Ptychocerithium perlamellosum, Ptychocerithium shamukum, Ptychocerithium turritoplicatum
Ecology: epifaunal herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), French Polynesia (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Pliocene of Vanuatu (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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