Hemicerithium Cossmann 1893 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Alternative spelling: Cerithium (Hemicerithium)

Parent taxon: Cerithiadae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995

See also Hoerle 1972, Lozouet et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Hemicerithium akriton Hemicerithium cossmanni Hemicerithium craticulum Hemicerithium imperfectum Hemicerithium pagodum

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Type: Cerithium imperfectum

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Pliocene of India (1 collection)

• Miocene of Austria (2), Colombia (2), Poland (1), Slovakia (1), United States (31: Florida)

• Oligocene of France (19), Germany (1)

• Eocene of France (5), the United Kingdom (1)

• Paleocene of France (1)

• Cretaceous of United States (9: Texas)

Total: 74 collections including 98 occurrences

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