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Cerithium dumblei

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Cerithiopsis dumblei Dickerson p. 489 figs. Plate 38, figure 12
1927Cerithium dumblei Stewart p. 354 figs. Plate XXVI, fig. 15
1987Bittium dumblei Squires p. 29 fig. 28
1988Bittium dumblei Squires p. 11 figs. Figure 18

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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
speciesdumblei()

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 dumblei Dickerson 1916
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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: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Bittium dumblei (178750 178752) Cerithiopsis dumblei (122656)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Bittium dumblei (194435 194436 194437 194438)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Bittium dumblei (5532 178733 178777)