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Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) jenkinsi

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Cerithium jenkinsi was named by Martin (1879) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene; Pakistan, Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Potamides (Tympanotonus) jenkinsi by Martin (1884); it was recombined as Potamides (Cerithidea) jenkinsi by Martin (1899), Vredenburg (1928); it was recombined as Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) jenkinsi by Shuto (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Cerithium jenkinsi Martin p. 65 figs. pl. 11, fig. 6
1884Potamides (Tympanotonus) jenkinsi Martin p. 147
1899Potamides (Cerithidea) jenkinsi Martin p. 215
1928Potamides (Cerithidea) jenkinsi Vredenburg p. 370
1978Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) jenkinsi Shuto p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusCerithideaSwainson 1840
subgenusCerithideopsilla(Thiele 1929)
speciesjenkinsi()

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.

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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 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.63000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan Potamides jenkinsi (77133)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Cerithium jenkinsi (70103)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Philippines (Tayabas) Cerithidea jenkinsi (41523 41524)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Cerithidea jenkinsi (70125)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Cerithidea jenkinsi (70079 70084)