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Cerithium (Cerithium) nodulosum

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Cerithium nodulosum Bruguière
1899Cerithium decollata Hedley
1978Cerithium (Cerithium) nodulosum Shuto p. 141
1987Cerithium nodulosum Short and Potter p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusCerithiumBruguière 1789
subgenusCerithiumBruguiére 1789
speciesnodulosum(Bruguière 1792)

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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Invalid names: Cerithium decollata Hedley 1899 [synonym]
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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Cerithium nodulosum (42311)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Cerithium nodulosum (43339)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cerithium nodulosum (107972)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Cerithium nodulosum (194003)