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Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis)

Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae

Taxonomy
Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) was named by Hanley (1849). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cerithiopsis by Hanley (1849), Adegoke (1977).

Subtaxa
Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) adekunbii, Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) akinjidei, Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) fagadei
Species lacking formal opinion data
Cerithiopsis acuaria, Cerithiopsis albovitalum, Cerithiopsis alveolata, Cerithiopsis anaitis, Cerithiopsis ariejansseni, Cerithiopsis asperulata, Cerithiopsis babicensis, Cerithiopsis berryi, Cerithiopsis beyschlagi, Cerithiopsis bicolor, Cerithiopsis bilineata, Cerithiopsis bilineata, Cerithiopsis bimonilifera, Cerithiopsis brassica, Cerithiopsis bruennichi, Cerithiopsis buijse, Cerithiopsis chaussyensis, Cerithiopsis cigclis, Cerithiopsis compsa, Cerithiopsis conica, Cerithiopsis curtata, Cerithiopsis dalli, Cerithiopsis dauca, Cerithiopsis diozodes, Cerithiopsis dispar, Cerithiopsis elsae, Cerithiopsis eopachus, Cerithiopsis exilis, Cerithiopsis fayalensis, Cerithiopsis forchtenauensis, Cerithiopsis francisci, Cerithiopsis galapagensis, Cerithiopsis grewingki, Cerithiopsis grippi, Cerithiopsis henckeliusii, Cerithiopsis irmae, Cerithiopsis jeffreysi, Cerithiopsis johannae, Cerithiopsis juliana, Cerithiopsis jutensis, Cerithiopsis keukelaari, Cerithiopsis lata, Cerithiopsis lottae, Cerithiopsis maiquetiensis, Cerithiopsis maisana, Cerithiopsis maresi, Cerithiopsis metaxae, Cerithiopsis minima, Cerithiopsis norae, Cerithiopsis opaca, Cerithiopsis ophiura, Cerithiopsis premelvilli, Cerithiopsis pseudomanzonii, Cerithiopsis pseudophillipsi, Cerithiopsis pusilla, Cerithiopsis pussilla, Cerithiopsis quadrilineata, Cerithiopsis radicula, Cerithiopsis regularicostata, Cerithiopsis rosenkrantzi, Cerithiopsis serrula, Cerithiopsis silicata, Cerithiopsis similis, Cerithiopsis sohli, Cerithiopsis solitaria, Cerithiopsis subcylindracea, Cerithiopsis subsoluta, Cerithiopsis tela, Cerithiopsis telegraphica, Cerithiopsis trigeminata, Cerithiopsis unisulcata, Cerithiopsis vaderensis, Cerithiopsis vandermarki, Cerithiopsis vandermarki, Cerithiopsis veslensis, Cerithiopsis vignali, Cerithiopsis vogeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) Hanley
1977Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) Adegoke p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyCerithiopsidaeAdams and Adams 1853
genusCerithiopsisHanley 1849
subgenusCerithiopsisHanley 1849

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.

Subg. Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) Hanley 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:29:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 61.66000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Cerithiopsis adekunbii, Cerithiopsis fagadei, Cerithiopsis akinjidei (7791)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France Cerithiopsis veslensis (178086)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Cerithiopsis acuaria (179751)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cerithiopsis vandermarki (62882)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cerithiopsis sp. 1 (61907) Cerithiopsis vandermarki (61898) Cerithiopsis vogeli (61896 61904)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Cerithiopsis elsae, Cerithiopsis johannae, Cerithiopsis opaca (38823)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Cerithiopsis sp. (60412 60416 60417)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cerithiopsis dauca (79331)