Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Full reference: N. H. Ludbrook. 1971. Large gastropods of the families Diastomatidae and Cerithiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95(1):29-42
Parent taxon: Cerithiidae according to N. H. Ludbrook 1971
See also Darragh 2017 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alabininae, Argyropeza, Bellatara, Bezanconia, Bittiinae, Bittiolum, Cerithiinae, Cerithioclava, Cestumcerithium, Chavanicerithium, Crenatocerithium, Cupaniella, Dirocerithium, Elassum, Eocerithium, Fastigiella, Hemicerithium, Iddingsella, Liocerithium, Neostylidium, Occidentocerithium, Orthochetus, Portoricia, Prismacerithium, Pseudoaluco, Rhinoclavus, Royella, Schroederium, Serratocerithium, Sundabittium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia
Subtaxa: Jetwoodsia apheles Jetwoodsia nullarborica
Type: Cerithium apheles
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (3 collections)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
• Eocene of Australia (6)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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