Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alternative combination: Cerithiopsis preussi
Synonym: Cerithiopsis oregonensis Dickerson 1914 [replaced name]
Belongs to Bittium according to C. R. Givens and M. P. Kennedy 1976
See also Dickerson 1914, Hanna 1924 and Turner 1938
Sister taxa: Bittium (Bittium), Bittium (Brachybittium), Bittium (Cacozeliana), Bittium (Cerithidium), Bittium (Elachista), Bittium (Semibittium), Bittium (Stylidium), Bittium (Zebittium), Bittium antarctonodosum, Bittium arnoldi, Bittium barbarensis, Bittium bramkampi, Bittium cliffensis, Bittium decussatum, Bittium deshayesi, Bittium fetellum, Bittium howardi, Bittium kamalae, Bittium koeneni, Bittium latreilli, Bittium longissimum, Bittium mexicanum, Bittium nugatorium, Bittium oamaruticum, Bittium oedumi, Bittium oldroydae, Bittium pabloensis, Bittium parvulum, Bittium purnimae, Bittium quilonense, Bittium reticulatum, Bittium reticulatum, Bittium scotti, Bittium serenum, Bittium spina, Bittium topangensis, Bittium yaguense, Cerithium (Bittium) wanneri
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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