Prismacerithium Petuch 1997 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Full reference: E. J. Petuch. 1997. A new gastropod fauna from an Oligocene back-reef lagoonal environment in west central Florida. The Nautilus 110(4):122-138

Parent taxon: Cerithiidae according to E. J. Petuch 1997

Sister taxa: Alabininae, Argyropeza, Bellatara, Bezanconia, Bittiinae, Bittiolum, Cerithiinae, Cerithioclava, Cestumcerithium, Chavanicerithium, Crenatocerithium, Cupaniella, Dirocerithium, Elassum, Eocerithium, Fastigiella, Hemicerithium, Iddingsella, Jetwoodsia, Liocerithium, Neostylidium, Occidentocerithium, Orthochetus, Portoricia, Pseudoaluco, Rhinoclavus, Royella, Schroederium, Serratocerithium, Sundabittium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia

Subtaxa: Prismacerithium prisma

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Type: Prismacerithium prisma

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Terramar Pit [Suwannee Limestone] (Oligocene of Florida)

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