Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alternative spellings: Cerithium (Pseudoaluco), Pseudovertagus (Pseudoaluco)
Parent taxon: Cerithiadae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Clark and Durham 1946, Sepkoski 2002 and Squires 1987
Sister taxa: Alabininae, Argyropeza, Bellatara, Bezanconia, Bittiinae, Bittiolum, Cerithiinae, Cerithioclava, Cestumcerithium, Chavanicerithium, Crenatocerithium, Cupaniella, Dirocerithium, Elassum, Eocerithium, Fastigiella, Hemicerithium, Iddingsella, Jetwoodsia, Liocerithium, Neostylidium, Occidentocerithium, Orthochetus, Portoricia, Prismacerithium, Rhinoclavus, Royella, Schroederium, Serratocerithium, Sundabittium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia
Subtaxa: Cerithium (Pseudoaluco) gabrielensis Cerithium (Pseudoaluco) vientoensis Pseudoaluco (Globulocerithium) Pseudoaluco (Pseudoaluco)
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Colombia (4 collections), United States (1: Florida)
• Paleocene of France (1), Iraq (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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