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Cerithidea (Cerithidea) babylonica

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Potamides babylonicus was named by Martin (1883) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cerithidea (Cerithidea) babylonica by Shuto (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. kanpokuensis, C. obtusa, C. ohiroi, C. microptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Potamides babylonicus Martin p. 146 figs. pl. 8, fiig. 148
1978Cerithidea (Cerithidea) babylonica Shuto p. 121

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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
subgenusCerithideaSwainson 1840
speciesbabylonica(Martin 1883)

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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available