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Cerithidea (Cerithidea)
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Cerithidea : Cerithidea (Cerithidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (20%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Potamididae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Potamididae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. Shuto. 1978. Notes on Indonesian Tertiary and Quaternary gastropods mainly described by the late Professor K. Martin. II. Potamididae and Cerithiidae. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia 19:113-160 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cerithidea (Cerithidea) babylonica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cerithidea (Cerithidea) bandongenis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cerithidea (Cerithidea) puruensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Cerithidea (Cerithidea) tegalensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1840 | Cerithidea (Cerithidea) Swainson |
1978 | Cerithidea (Cerithidea) Shuto p. 121 |
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!