Dirocerithium Woodring and Stenzel 1959 (cerith snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae

Parent taxon: Cerithiidae according to R. L. Squires and R. A. Demetrion 1994

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of Jamaica (3 collections), the Netherlands Antilles (1), Panama (1), United States (18: Alabama, Florida, Texas)

Total: 23 collections including 24 occurrences

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