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Cerithium obesum

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Cerithium obesum Gabb
1876Cerithium obesum Guppy

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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
speciesobesumGuppy 1876

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.

Cerithium obesum Guppy 1876
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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 Tortonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.62000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Cerithium obesum (131378 131379)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Cerithium obesum (84960 84965 93654 93712 93797 94000 131497 131659 131660 131662)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cerithium obesum (84977)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cerithium obesum (93733 93737 93997 94003 94090)