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Cerithium muscarum

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Cerithium muscarum Say p. 49
2007Cerithium muscarum Petuch and Roberts p. 183

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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
speciesmuscarumSay 1832

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Cerithium muscarum (79331 79333 79338 79788 79789 80002)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas Cerithium muscarum (80676)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Cerithium muscarum (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Cerithium muscarum (80680)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Cerithium muscarum (34269 41740 69040 69084 69085 70010 79739 80001 80027 96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Cerithium muscarum (80677)