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Bittiinae

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Bittiinae was named by Cossmann (1906). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cerithiadae by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Cerithiidae by Givens and Kennedy (1976), Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Bittiinae Cossmann
1976Bittiinae Givens and Kennedy p. 965
2005Bittiinae Bouchet et al. p. 248
2017Bittiinae Bouchet et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyBittiinaeCossmann 1906
subfamilyBittiinaeCossmann 1906

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.

Subfm. Bittiinae Cossmann 1906
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G. †Agapibittium Harzhauser and Kowalke 2001
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†Agapibittium greveniense Harzhauser and Kowalke 2001
G. Bittium Gray 1847
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Subg. Bittium (Bittium) Gray 1847
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†Bittium (Bittium) paleonotum Stilwell et al. 2004
Subg. †Bittium (Brachybittium) Weisbord 1962
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Subg. †Bittium (Cacozeliana) Strand 1928
Subg. Bittium (Cerithidium) Monterosato 1884
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†Cerithidium plebeium Lozouet 1998
†Cerithidium submamillatum Rayneval and Ponzi 1854
Subg. Bittium (Elachista) Treitschke 1833
Subg. Bittium (Zebittium) Finlay 1927
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†Bittium (Zebittium) brooksi Stilwell et al. 2004
†Bittium arnoldi Bartsch 1911
Bittium barbarensis Barsch 1907
†Bittium bramkampi Durham 1944
†Bittium cliffensis Hanna 1927
Bittium decussatum Carpenter 1857
†Bittium deshayesi Cerulli Irelli 1912
Bittium fetellum Bartsch 1911
†Bittium howardi Dickerson 1917
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Invalid names: Cerithiopsis fasteni Van Winkle 1918 [synonym]
†Bittium kamalae Banerjee and Halder 2024
Bittium latreilli Ávila et al. 2009
†Bittium longissimum Cooper 1894
Bittium mexicanum Bartsch 1911
†Bittium nugatorium Brown and Pilsbry 1911
†Bittium oamaruticum Bartrum 1919
†Bittium oedumi Schnetler 2001
Bittium oldroydae Bartsch 1911
Bittium pabloensis Clark 1915
†Bittium parvulum Nardini 1934
†Bittium preussi Hanna 1924
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Invalid names: Cerithiopsis oregonensis Dickerson 1914 [replaced]
†Bittium purnimae Banerjee and Halder 2024
†Bittium quilonense Dey 1961
Bittium reticulatum da Costa 1778
Bittium reticulatum Montagu 1803
†Bittium scotti Brown and Pilsbry 1913
†Bittium serenum Hoerle 1972
†Bittium spina Partsch 1856
†Bittium topangensis Arnold 1907
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Invalid names: Bittium trampasensis Clark 1915 [synonym], Cerithiopsis turneri Clark 1915 [synonym], Cerithium arnoldi Anderson and Martin 1914 [synonym]
†Bittium yaguense Gabb 1873
†Cerithium (Bittium) wanneri Oppenheim 1915
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Holocene or 157.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 152.21 Ma

Collections (509 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21France (Normandy) Bittium russiensis (23539)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Bittium mahmoudi (98327)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Bittium sp. (7456)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Bittium triptychum (27819)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Bittium sp. (205541)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Bittium transenna (176994)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Bittium versigranulum (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica Bittium paleonotum (67063)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Bittium estellense (5571 5573 5574 5583 5585 5587 5588 5589 5594 5595 5597 5598 5600 5601 5602 85315) Bittium estellensis (91778 91833) Bittium prekoeneni (205466) Bittium sp. (84467) Bittium sp. A, Bittium estellensis (98701)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Bittium estellense (98412)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Texas) Bittium estellensis (98707 98733)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany Bittium palaeocaenicum (3114)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Bittium guineense (7791)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Bittium oedumi (35263)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Cerithium wanneri (167948)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Poland Bittium babicense, Bittium semigranulosum, Bittium subfragile, Bittium transenna, Bittium sp. (27018) Bittium gibbosum (27019)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Bittium anita (92345)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Bittium anita (91844 91845) Bittium ridgei, Bittium tresquatrum (83950) Bittium tresquatrum (7788 84325 84337 178054) Bittium tresquatrum, Bittium ridgei (7789)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) Bittium sp. (52271) Cerithiopsis preussi (52304)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Bittium longissimum (122337) Bittium preussi (177611) Bittium quadricingulatum (201621)