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Serratocerithium usanium

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Serratocerithium usanium was named by Compton (1944). Its type specimen is Stanford University 7756, a shell (basal whorl and next two whorls), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stanford locality 2691, ridge east of Santa Ynez Canyon, which is in a Selandian coastal sandstone in California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Serratocerithium usanium Compton p. 466 figs. Pl 78, figs 3,5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
genusSerratocerithiumVignal 1897
speciesusanium

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.

Serratocerithium usanium Compton 1944
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Serratocerithium usanium (type locality: 205398)