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Cerithium variculosum

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium variculosum was named by Nyst (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abbassi, C. abictiforme, C. acuticostatum, C. adustum, C. alejandroi, C. alternatum, C. aluco, C. americanum, C. ancisum, C. angyostoma, C. appenninicum, C. armoricense, C. arzierense, C. aubersonense, C. austenii, C. austriacum, C. avunculum, C. baluchi, C. bayeri, C. beberkirianum, C. bicariniferum, C. binodosum, C. binodulasum, C. bioekense, C. blainvillei, C. boulei, C. brocchii, C. bronni, C. bustamantii, C. cailliaudi, C. calcivelatum, C. caloosaene, C. caloosaensis, C. chavannesi, C. claibornense, C. clementinum, C. clypeomorus, C. coccodes, C. comperei, C. conica, C. cookei, C. coquandi, C. corallicolum, C. corallium, C. costulatum, C. coxi, C. crenatum, C. cvijici, C. cyprinum, C. dalmatinum, C. decheni, C. delpeyae, C. dialeucum, C. diplax, C. disjunctum, C. domingense, C. dubium, C. echiatum, C. egerense, C. elegans, C. eutextile, C. ferelaeve, C. floridanum, C. forbesianum, C. furcatum, C. gainesense, C. georgianum, C. girardoti, C. glaphyrea, C. globulosum, C. gonzagae, C. grandineum, C. gravesi, C. griepenkerli, C. guillantoni, C. guinacium, C. gurabense, C. halense, C. harrisi, C. harveyensis, C. heeri, C. hericarti, C. hernandoensis, C. hillsboroense, C. inornatum, C. interstria, C. intradentatum, C. isidis, C. jobae, C. kacchense, C. kalatense, C. kavasiense, C. kobelti, C. koroniense, C. krauskopfi, C. laevisubuloides, C. leei, C. libycum, C. limaeforme, C. litharium, C. litteratum, C. lividulum, C. maculosum, C. mammillatum, C. mangkalihatense, C. manzourensis, C. margaritaccum, C. marginatum, C. maryense, C. mascotianum, C. mazureki, C. medium, C. mendezense, C. meneghini, C. michaillense, C. mogharens, C. morgani, C. morum, C. mosense, C. muricatum, C. mutatum, C. neocomiense, C. nerei, C. nesioticum, C. nesoticum, C. nicoleti, C. nodosa, C. nodulosum, C. nodulosus, C. obelicus, C. obliquatum, C. obsoletum, C. ocirrhoe, C. ornatissimum, C. oscitans, C. pachecoi, C. paucicostatum, C. pauxillum, C. percostatum, C. periphractum, C. perparvulum, C. peyroti, C. pilsbryi, C. pingue, C. pirabicum, C. platynema, C. plectrum, C. pobulosum, C. polygyricum, C. polystropha, C. portlandicum, C. praecursor, C. procerum, C. pseudotelescopium, C. puebloensis, C. pyrgatum, C. revillense, C. riachuelanum, C. roedereri, C. rotundatum, C. rubiginosum, C. rubiginosum, C. rubignosum, C. rubus, C. rueppelli, C. rufonodulosum, C. russelli, C. salebrosum, C. sanctae-crucis, C. scalaroides, C. sedgwickii, C. selandicum, C. septemplicatum, C. sharighensc, C. sharighense, C. silicifluvium, C. simpsonense, C. sinensis, C. sordidulum, C. spathuliferum, C. stercomuscarum, C. stratum, C. struckmanii, C. subcostellatum, C. subquadrangulatum, C. subspinosum, C. suwannensis, C. taurinum, C. tchihatcheffi, C. tectiforme, C. tenouklense, C. tiara, C. tombigbeense, C. turonicum, C. turriculum, C. uncinatum, C. uniseriale, C. valdense, C. vandervlerki, C. varicosum, C. vaughani, C. venustim, C. verneuili, C. verneuilli, C. verrucosum, C. vertagus, C. vidalinum, C. viteli, C. vulcaniforme, C. williamsi, C. zejszneri, C. vidali, C. salrapes, C. agnotum, C. caloosaense, C. boettgeri, C. niasensis, C. schroderi, C. caloosaense, C. pingue, C. egenum, C. kobunense, C. laevisculum, C. cyprinum, C. morum, C. ancisum, C. kobelti, C. turritum, C. pygmaeum, C. eymardi, C. granulium, C. kavasiense, C. koroniense, C. procrenatum, C. progoense, C. salmo, C. tricingularum, C. alveolus, C. callisoma, C. coccodes, C. elegantulum, C. europaeum, C. filiferum, C. gilyandense, C. globulosum, C. italicum, C. litharium, C. michelotti, C. michelottii, C. mimeticum, C. miospinosum, C. obliquistoma, C. peratratum, C. rubiginosum, C. ruppelli, C. schmidti, C. trailli, C. triticum, C. vulgatum, C. willcoxi, C. zeuschneri, C. zeuschneri, C. kochii, C. turritum, C. vertagus, C. turonicum, C. crenatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Cerithium variculosum Nyst
1848Cerithium variculosum Wood p. 69

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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
speciesvariculosumNyst 1844

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.

Cerithium variculosum Nyst 1844
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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Cerithium variculosum (84764 84819)