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Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis)

Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae

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
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

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)