Occidentocerithium Nützel et al. 2003 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Full reference: A. Nützel, R. B. Blodgett, and G.D. Stanley. 2003. Late Triassic gastropods from the Martin Bridge Formation (Wallowa Terrane) of northeastern Oregon and their paleogeographic significance. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 228(1):83-100

Parent taxon: Cerithiadae according to A. Nützel et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Alabininae, Argyropeza, Bellatara, Bezanconia, Bittiinae, Bittiolum, Cerithiinae, Cerithioclava, Cestumcerithium, Chavanicerithium, Crenatocerithium, Cupaniella, Dirocerithium, Elassum, Eocerithium, Fastigiella, Hemicerithium, Iddingsella, Jetwoodsia, Liocerithium, Neostylidium, Orthochetus, Portoricia, Prismacerithium, Pseudoaluco, Rhinoclavus, Royella, Schroederium, Serratocerithium, Sundabittium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia

Subtaxa: Occidentocerithium panthalassicum

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Type: Occidentocerithium panthalassicum

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Martin Bridge Limestone - Spring Creek locality (Triassic of Oregon)

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