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Cerithium (Tympanotonus)

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Tympanotonus was named by Schumacher (1817) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4756].

It was reranked as Potamides (Tympanotonus) by Martin (1884); it was reranked as Cerithium (Tympanotonus) by Kranz (1910).

It was assigned to Potamides by Martin (1884); to Cerithium by Kranz (1910); to Cerithiidae by Woods (1922); to Cerithiadae by Vredenburg (1925); and to Potamididae by Dockery (1993).

Subtaxa
Tympanotomus laevis, Tympanotomus pseudodiaboli, Tympanotonus (Exechocirsus), Tympanotonus (Tympanotonus), Tympanotonus calcaratus, Tympanotonus hungaricus, Tympanotonus lagunitensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Cerithium abbassi, Cerithium abictiforme, Cerithium alternatum, Cerithium angyostoma, Cerithium armoricense, Cerithium austriacum, Cerithium binodulasum, Cerithium boulei, Cerithium bronni, Cerithium calcivelatum, Cerithium caloosaensis, Cerithium cyprinum, Cerithium dubium, Cerithium georgianum, Cerithium gilyandense, Cerithium gonzagae, Cerithium guinacium, Cerithium heeri, Cerithium hernandoensis, Cerithium isidis, Cerithium kavasiense, Cerithium kobunense, Cerithium koroniense, Cerithium krauskopfi, Cerithium leei, Cerithium libycum, Cerithium manzourensis, Cerithium mazureki, Cerithium mogharens, Cerithium obsoletum, Cerithium pachecoi, Cerithium percostatum, Cerithium periphractum, Cerithium pirabicum, Cerithium praecursor, Cerithium roedereri, Cerithium septemplicatum, Cerithium simpsonense, Cerithium struckmanii, Cerithium vertagus, Tympanotonus cretaceus
Sister taxa
Tympanotonus (Exechocirsus), Tympanotonus (Tympanotonus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Tympanotonus Schumacher
1884Potamides (Tympanotonus) Martin p. 147
1910Cerithium (Tympanotonus) Kranz p. 248
1922Tympanotonus Woods p. 90
1925Tympanotomus Vredenburg p. 363
1993Tympanotonus Dockery

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusCerithiumBruguière 1789
subgenusTympanotonus(Schumacher 1817)

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. †Cerithium (Tympanotonus) Schumacher 1817
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†Tympanotomus laevis Vredenburg 1928
†Tympanotomus pseudodiaboli Vredenburg 1928
Subg. †Tympanotonus (Tympanotonus) Schumacher 1817
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†Tympanotonus calcaratus Brongniart 1823
†Tympanotonus hungaricus Zittel 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal 2: planktonicg
Created: 2009-03-16 10:26:20
Modified: 2009-05-20 06:49:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Tympanotonus cingillatus (94265)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Tympanotonus binodosus (32140 32142) Tympanotonus cretaceus, Tympanotonus robustus, Tympanotonus binodosus (7456)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Tympanotonus nodosa (220778)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Tympanotonus cretaceus (205445)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkey Tympanotonus gradatus (99607)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Tympanotonus funatus (38868)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Hungary Tympanotonus sp., Tympanotonus hantkeni (78009)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Hungary Tympanotonus calcaratus, Tympanotonus hungaricus (171635)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Tympanotomus lagunitensis (52525)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Khaskovo) Tympanotonus calcaratus (170995)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Tympanotomus laevis (77159)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Tympanotonus margaritaceus (8338)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Tympanotonus margaritaceus (8211)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Tympanotomus pseudodiaboli (77162)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Tympanotonus beberkirianus (63040)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia (West Java) Tympanotonus beberkirianus (179626)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Tympanotonus beberkirianus (70105)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0China (Guangdong) Tympanotomus cingulatus (97527)