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Cerithideopsis californica

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Cerithium californica was named by Haldeman (1840). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cerithidea californica by Ashley (1895); it was recombined as Cerithideopsis californica by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Cerithium californica Haldeman p. 1
1895Cerithidea californica Ashley p. 342
2021Cerithideopsis californica Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusCerithideopsisSwainson 1840
speciescalifornica(Haldeman 1840)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) Cerithidea californica (63086)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California) Cerithidea californica (154115)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Cerithidea californica (222663 222664 222665 222932 222933 223301)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Cerithidea californica (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cerithidea californica (28157 59063 96589 96895 96930 96936 96937 96938 96939 160361 219029 219030 222659 222660 222661 222674 222952)