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Cerithium (Contumax)

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Cerithium (Contumax) Shuto p. 147

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusCerithiumBruguière 1789
subgenusContumax(Hedley 1899)

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.

Subg. †Cerithium (Contumax) Hedley 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal 2: planktonicg
Created: 2009-03-16 10:26:20
Modified: 2009-05-20 06:49:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Clypeomorus verbeeki (63040 70081)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Clypeomorus verbeeki (70077 70078)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Ryukyu) Contumax citrinus, Contumax nodulosus (41606) Contumax nodulosus (41604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Contumax kobelti (97961)