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Bittium arnoldi

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Bittium arnoldi was named by Bartsch (1911). Its type specimen is USNM 165265 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bittium casmaliense arnoldi by Woodring and Bramlette (1950).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Bittium arnoldi Bartsch p. 411 figs. Pl. 56, fig. 1
1950Bittium casmaliense arnoldi Woodring and Bramlette pp. 41. 62
1966Bittium arnoldi Stanton, Jr. p. 33 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyBittiinaeCossmann 1906
genusBittiumGray 1847
speciesarnoldi

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.

Bittium arnoldi Bartsch 1911
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:11:54
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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