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Serratocerithium indicum

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Serratocerithium indicum was named by Banerjee and Halder (2024). Its type specimen is PG/CG/Cr23, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Serratocerithium indicum Banerjee and Halder pp. 21-23 figs. 7E-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
genusSerratocerithiumVignal 1897
speciesindicum

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Serratocerithium indicum Banerjee and Halder 2024
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Banerjee and K. Halder 2024ell medium sized, narrow-turreted with 18–19 flat
whorls; suture slightly impressed; surface from an intermediate
ontogeny ornamented with secondary ribs alternating with
smooth primary ribs except P1, latter bear 13–14 strong, spirally
elongated tubercles in a whorl; secondaries gain strength with
growth to become nearly inseparable from primaries in last
whorl; last whorl large, beginning marked with growthconformable sharp elevation; aperture elliptical; outer lip with a
deep sinus at mid-whorl; inner lip with thick parietal callus; anterior siphonal canal short and deflected; base constricted with
spiral ribs; growth lines prosocline, sigmoid with deep sinus at
mid-whorl and convex forward at base.
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

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Serratocerithium indicum (235624 235626 235627 236692)