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Cerithiopsis alternata
Taxonomy
Cerithiopsis alternata was named by Gabb (1864).
It was recombined as Cerithium alternata by Sundberg (1980); it was recombined as Bittium alternatum by Schoellhamer et al. (1981).
It was recombined as Cerithium alternata by Sundberg (1980); it was recombined as Bittium alternatum by Schoellhamer et al. (1981).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Cerithiopsis alternata Gabb p. 116 figs. PL 21, Fig. 114, and 114 a |
| 1980 | Cerithium alternata Sundberg p. 849 |
| 1981 | Bittium alternatum Schoellhamer et al. p. D90 |
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†Cerithiopsis alternata Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 93.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turonian | USA (California) | Cerithium alternata (80935 80936 80937) | |
| Eocene | USA (California) | Cerithiopsis alternata (207116) | |
| Lutetian | USA (California) | Bittium alternatum (94821 94825) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (California) | Cerithiopsis alternata (193039) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Mexico (Veracruz) | Bittium alternatum (134767 134768 134769) |