Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alternative spelling: Bittium (Bittiolum)
Parent taxon: Cerithiadae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Guzhov 2004, Ladd 1972, Sepkoski 2002 and Weisbord 1962
Sister taxa: Alabininae, Argyropeza, Bellatara, Bezanconia, Bittiinae, 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: Bittiolum alternatum Bittiolum varium
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Haiti (1 collection), Panama (1), United States (9: Florida, Louisiana, Virginia), Uruguay (2)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), Trinidad and Tobago (2), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of the Marshall Islands (2), Panama (2)
• Eocene of United States (1: Texas)
Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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