Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alternative spelling: Cerithium (Hemicerithium)
Parent taxon: Cerithiadae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Hoerle 1972, Lozouet et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alabininae, Argyropeza, Bellatara, Bezanconia, Bittiinae, Bittiolum, Cerithiinae, Cerithioclava, Cestumcerithium, Chavanicerithium, Crenatocerithium, Cupaniella, Dirocerithium, Elassum, Eocerithium, Fastigiella, Iddingsella, Jetwoodsia, Liocerithium, Neostylidium, Occidentocerithium, Orthochetus, Portoricia, Prismacerithium, Pseudoaluco, Rhinoclavus, Royella, Schroederium, Serratocerithium, Sundabittium, Taxonia, Uchauxiinae, Zefallacia
Subtaxa: Hemicerithium akriton Hemicerithium cossmanni Hemicerithium craticulum Hemicerithium imperfectum Hemicerithium pagodum
Type: Cerithium imperfectum
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Pliocene of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Austria (2), Colombia (2), Poland (1), Slovakia (1), United States (31: Florida)
• Oligocene of France (19), Germany (1)
• Eocene of France (5), the United Kingdom (1)
• Paleocene of France (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (9: Texas)
Total: 74 collections including 98 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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