Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Alternative combination: Bittium purpureum
Belongs to Lirobittium according to A. Hendy 2021
Sister taxa: Bittium (Lirobittium) cerralvoense, Bittium (Lirobittium) larum, Bittium (Lirobittium) munitum, Lirobittium (Cacozelinna), Lirobittium armillatum, Lirobittium asperum, Lirobittium attenuatum, Lirobittium calenum, Lirobittium casmaliense, Lirobittium catalinensis, Lirobittium hamlini, Lirobittium interfossum, Lirobittium larum, Lirobittium latifilosum, Lirobittium quadrifilatum, Lirobittium rugatum, Lirobittium serra
Type specimen: USNM 14823, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (3: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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