Lirobittium armillatum Carpenter 1864 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae

Alternative combinations: Bittium (Semibittium) armillatum, Bittium armillatum

Synonyms: Bittium (Lirobittium) ornatissimum Bartsch 1911, Bittium ornatissimum Bartsch 1911

Belongs to Lirobittium according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Ashley 1895, Bartsch 1911, Carpenter 1866, Clark 1931 and Hendy 2020

Sister taxa: Lirobittium (Cacozelinna), Lirobittium asperum, Lirobittium attenuatum, Lirobittium calenum, Lirobittium casmaliense, Lirobittium catalinensis, Lirobittium hamlini, Lirobittium interfossum, Lirobittium larum, Lirobittium latifilosum, Lirobittium purpureum, Lirobittium quadrifilatum, Lirobittium rugatum, Lirobittium serra

Type specimens:

  • Lirobittium armillatum: USNM 15653, a shell
  • Bittium ornatissimum: USNM 194413, a shell.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (36: California collections)

Total: 36 collections including 38 occurrences

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