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Cerithidea
Description | Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerithidea, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Cerithidea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Cerithidea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cerithidea Swainson, 1840 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 10 (30%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Potamididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Potamididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | フトヘナタリ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerithidea |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cerithidea (Cerithidea) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 26 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 27 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea (Cerithideopsis) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea andamanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea anguillana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cerithidea anticipata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cerithidea balteata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea bifurcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea boweni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Cerithidea charbonnieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea costatus species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea decollata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea dohrni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea gibbosula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea houbricki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea iostoma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea moerchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea morchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea nebrascensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea newcombei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Cerithidea obtusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea ornate species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea pulchra species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea quadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea quoyii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea reidi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea rhizophorarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithideopsis scalariformis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea tegalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea tokunariensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Cerithidea tonkiniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea turrita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithidea valida species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cerithidea weyersi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithium bandongense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cerithium boweni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Potamides (Cerithidea) djadariensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Potamides (Cerithidea) fluviatilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Potamides (Cerithidea) sindiensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Potamides babylonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Potamides djadariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Potamides sindiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhinoclavis puruensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Aphanistylus P.Fischer, 1884 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Aphanistylus |
Cerithidera Douvillé, 1924 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Cerithidera |
Phaenommia Mörch, 1860 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Phaenommia |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1840 | Cerithidea Swainson |
1916 | Potamides (Cerithidea) Martin p. 253 |
1923 | Cerithidea Clark and Arnold p. 163 |
1935 | Cerithidea Oostingh p. 53 |
1960 | Cerithidea MacNeil p. 39 |
1972 | Cerithidea Ladd p. 26 |
1978 | Cerithidea Shuto p. 117 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1988 | Cerithidea Houbrick p. 118 |
1993 | Cerithidea Wilson p. 132 |
1995 | Cerithidea Pacaud and Le Renard p. 156 |
2001 | Cerithidea Todd |
2002 | Cerithidea Sepkoski, Jr. |
2005 | Cerithidea Bouchet et al. pp. 46, 249 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!