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Cerithium zigzag

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium zigzag was named by Grönwall and Harder (1907).

It was recombined as Orthochetus zigzag by Darragh (2011).

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
1907Cerithium zigzag Grönwall and Harder
2011Orthochetus zigzag Darragh p. 38

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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
specieszigzagGrönwall and Harder 1907

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 zigzag Grönwall and Harder 1907
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available