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Cerithidium submamillatum

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium submamillatum was named by Rayneval and Ponzi (1854) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Cerithidium.

It was recombined as Cerithidium submamillatum by Monterosato (1884).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Bittium tropicale, C. fragrans

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Cerithium submamillatum Rayneval and Ponzi
1884Cerithidium submamillatum Monterosato

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyBittiinaeCossmann 1906
genusCerithidiumGray 1847
speciessubmamillatum(Rayneval and Ponzi 1854)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Cerithidium submamillatum Rayneval and Ponzi 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:11:54
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Cerithidium submamillatum (178117)