Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Full reference: S. E. Hoerle. 1972. Cerithiidae and Potamididae (Mollusca: Gastropoda0 from the Chipola Formation of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10(1):1-22
Belongs to Bittium according to S. E. Hoerle 1972
Sister taxa: Bittium (Bittium), Bittium (Brachybittium), Bittium (Cacozeliana), Bittium (Cerithidium), Bittium (Elachista), Bittium (Semibittium), Bittium (Stylidium), Bittium (Zebittium), Bittium arnoldi, Bittium bramkampi, Bittium cliffensis, Bittium deshayesi, Bittium koeneni, Bittium latreilli, Bittium longissimum, Bittium munitum, Bittium nugatorium, Bittium oamaruticum, Bittium oedumi, Bittium pabloensis, Bittium parvulum, Bittium preussi, Bittium quilonense, Bittium reticulatum, Bittium reticulatum, Bittium scotti, Bittium spina, Bittium topangensis, Bittium yaguense
Type specimen: USNM 646964, a shell. Its type locality is TU 546 - Tenmile Creek, which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (12: Florida collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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