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Dirocerithium

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Dirocerithium was named by Woodring and Stenzel (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 547].

It was assigned to Cerithiidae by Squires and Demetrion (1994); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
D. wechesense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Dirocerithium Woodring and Stenzel
1994Dirocerithium Squires and Demetrion
2002Dirocerithium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
genusDirocerithiumWoodring and Stenzel 1959

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.

G. †Dirocerithium Woodring and Stenzel 1959
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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 07:11:54
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) D. wechesense (91841 98899 205417 205440 205454 205496 205527 205537 205539)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Jamaica D. mariense (96452)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) D. sp. (60088)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) D. sp. (205484) D. vinctum (205410) D. wechesense, D. sp. (205422)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) D. americanum (99202)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) D. vinctum (90469 205488) D. whitfieldi (90600 205489)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) D. americanum (92391)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama D. ame (42495)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Jamaica D. sp. (60966 111543)