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Bittium (Semibittium)

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Semibittium Cossmann
1923Bittium (Semibittium) Palmer p. 294
1925Bittium (Semibittium) Oldroyd p. 16
1995Bittium (Semibittium) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 155
2002Bittium (Semibittium) Mandic et al. p. 300
2002Semibittium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyBittiinaeCossmann 1906
genusBittiumGray 1847
subgenusSemibittium(Cossmann 1896)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Bittium (Semibittium) Cossmann 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:11:54
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 70.60000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Bittium triptychum (27819)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Bittium quadricingulatum (201621)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Semibittium sp. (3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Bittium cancellatum (171526)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Picardie) Bittium ecostatum (178158)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Semibittium dulciculum (8124)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Georgia Bittium multiliratum (47050)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygeya) Bittium multiliratum (47046 47047)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Ukraine (Krym) Bittium multiliratum (47049)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Bittium duvergieri (179581)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Bittium multiliratum (38823)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Bittium multilirata (74647 74648 74650 74651 74652 74653 74656) Bittium multilirata, Bittium turritella (74649)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Bittium subgranarium (63435 63439)