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Sundabittium fritschi

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium fritschi was named by Boettger (1883) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Sundabittium.

It was recombined as Sundabittium fritschi by Shuto (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Cerithium fritschi Boettger p. 137 figs. pl. 11, fig. 14
1978Sundabittium fritschi Shuto p. 151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
genusSundabittium
speciesfritschi(Boettger 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.

Sundabittium fritschi Boettger 1883
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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: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indonesia Sundabittium fritschi (78745)