Cupaniella Gemmellaro 1911 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Full reference: M. Gemmellaro. 1911. Sui fossili degli strati a Terebratula aspasia della contrada Rocche Rosse presso Galati (prov. di Messina). Cefalopodi (fine) - Gasteropodi. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche di Palermo 28:203-246

Parent taxon: Cerithiidae according to M. Gemmellaro 1911

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Cupaniella biplicata

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Type: Cupaniella biplicata

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Rocche Rosse, near Galati (Jurassic of Italy)

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