Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alternative spelling: Alabinidae
Parent taxon: Cerithiadae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: 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, Sundabittium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia
Subtaxa: Alabina
Type: Alabina
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Costa Rica (2 collections), Panama (1), United States (14: California, Florida)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (7), Ecuador (3), Jamaica (3), Mexico (1), Panama (13), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), the Dominican Republic (10), Ecuador (1), Panama (22), United States (26: Florida), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 108 collections including 135 occurrences