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Cerithium weeksi

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium weeksi was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1974]. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abbassi, C. abictiforme, C. acuticostatum, C. adustum, C. alejandroi, C. alternatum, C. aluco, C. americanum, C. ancisum, C. angyostoma, C. appenninicum, C. armoricense, C. arzierense, C. aubersonense, C. austenii, C. austriacum, C. avunculum, C. baluchi, C. bayeri, C. beberkirianum, C. bicariniferum, C. binodosum, C. binodulasum, C. bioekense, C. blainvillei, C. boulei, C. brocchii, C. bronni, C. bustamantii, C. cailliaudi, C. calcivelatum, C. caloosaene, C. caloosaensis, C. chavannesi, C. claibornense, C. clementinum, C. clypeomorus, C. coccodes, C. comperei, C. conica, C. cookei, C. coquandi, C. corallicolum, C. corallium, C. costulatum, C. coxi, C. crenatum, C. cvijici, C. cyprinum, C. dalmatinum, C. decheni, C. delpeyae, C. dialeucum, C. diplax, C. disjunctum, C. domingense, C. dubium, C. echiatum, C. egerense, C. elegans, C. eutextile, C. ferelaeve, C. floridanum, C. forbesianum, C. furcatum, C. gainesense, C. georgianum, C. girardoti, C. glaphyrea, C. globulosum, C. gonzagae, C. grandineum, C. gravesi, C. griepenkerli, C. guillantoni, C. guinacium, C. gurabense, C. halense, C. harrisi, C. harveyensis, C. heeri, C. hericarti, C. hernandoensis, C. hillsboroense, C. inornatum, C. interstria, C. intradentatum, C. isidis, C. jobae, C. kacchense, C. kalatense, C. kavasiense, C. kobelti, C. koroniense, C. krauskopfi, C. laevisubuloides, C. leei, C. libycum, C. limaeforme, C. litharium, C. litteratum, C. lividulum, C. maculosum, C. mammillatum, C. mangkalihatense, C. manzourensis, C. margaritaccum, C. marginatum, C. maryense, C. mascotianum, C. mazureki, C. medium, C. mendezense, C. meneghini, C. michaillense, C. mogharens, C. morgani, C. morum, C. mosense, C. muricatum, C. mutatum, C. neocomiense, C. nerei, C. nesioticum, C. nesoticum, C. nicoleti, C. nodosa, C. nodulosum, C. nodulosus, C. obelicus, C. obliquatum, C. obsoletum, C. ocirrhoe, C. ornatissimum, C. oscitans, C. pachecoi, C. paucicostatum, C. pauxillum, C. percostatum, C. periphractum, C. perparvulum, C. peyroti, C. pilsbryi, C. pingue, C. pirabicum, C. platynema, C. plectrum, C. pobulosum, C. polygyricum, C. polystropha, C. portlandicum, C. praecursor, C. procerum, C. pseudotelescopium, C. puebloensis, C. pyrgatum, C. revillense, C. riachuelanum, C. roedereri, C. rotundatum, C. rubiginosum, C. rubiginosum, C. rubignosum, C. rubus, C. rueppelli, C. rufonodulosum, C. russelli, C. salebrosum, C. sanctae-crucis, C. scalaroides, C. sedgwickii, C. selandicum, C. septemplicatum, C. sharighensc, C. sharighense, C. silicifluvium, C. simpsonense, C. sinensis, C. sordidulum, C. spathuliferum, C. stercomuscarum, C. stratum, C. struckmanii, C. subcostellatum, C. subquadrangulatum, C. subspinosum, C. suwannensis, C. taurinum, C. tchihatcheffi, C. tectiforme, C. tenouklense, C. tiara, C. tombigbeense, C. turonicum, C. turriculum, C. uncinatum, C. uniseriale, C. valdense, C. vandervlerki, C. varicosum, C. vaughani, C. venustim, C. verneuili, C. verneuilli, C. verrucosum, C. vertagus, C. vidalinum, C. viteli, C. vulcaniforme, C. williamsi, C. zejszneri, C. vidali, C. salrapes, C. agnotum, C. caloosaense, C. boettgeri, C. niasensis, C. schroderi, C. caloosaense, C. pingue, C. egenum, C. kobunense, C. laevisculum, C. cyprinum, C. morum, C. ancisum, C. kobelti, C. turritum, C. pygmaeum, C. eymardi, C. granulium, C. kavasiense, C. koroniense, C. procrenatum, C. progoense, C. salmo, C. tricingularum, C. alveolus, C. callisoma, C. coccodes, C. elegantulum, C. europaeum, C. filiferum, C. gilyandense, C. globulosum, C. italicum, C. litharium, C. michelotti, C. michelottii, C. mimeticum, C. miospinosum, C. obliquistoma, C. peratratum, C. rubiginosum, C. ruppelli, C. schmidti, C. trailli, C. triticum, C. vulgatum, C. willcoxi, C. zeuschneri, C. zeuschneri, C. kochii, C. turritum, C. vertagus, C. turonicum, C. crenatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Cerithium weeksi Wade
1960Cerithium weeksi Sohl p. 81 figs. Pl 9, figs 7,9-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusCerithiumBruguière 1789
speciesweeksiWade 1926

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.

Cerithium weeksi Wade 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal 2: planktonicg
Created: 2009-03-16 10:26:20
Modified: 2009-05-20 06:49:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Cerithium weeksi (6130)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Cerithium weeksi (6171)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Cerithium weeksi (type locality: 88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Cerithium weeksi (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cerithium weeksi (4101 7476 7477 7586)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Cerithium weeksi (4183 4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Cerithium weeksi (4369 4374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Cerithium weeksi (4378 4379 4380)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cerithium weeksi (7600)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Cerithium weeksi (205445)