Sundabittium Shuto 1978 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Full reference: 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

Parent taxon: Cerithiadae according to F. Scolari 2001

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Shuto 1978

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, Pseudoaluco, Rhinoclavus, Royella, Schroederium, Serratocerithium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia

Subtaxa: Sundabittium fritschi Sundabittium shutoi

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Type: Cerithium fritschi

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Ng6'94 [Kalisongo Mbr, Nanggulan Fm] (Eocene of Indonesia)

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