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Cerithium guinaicum

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Synonyms
  • Cerithium stantoni was named by Dall (1907) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) stantoni by Vaughn (1921); it was synonymized subjectively with Cerithium guinaicum by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Cerithium guinaicum Philippi pp. 17-18 figs. pl. 1, fig. 3
1907Cerithium stantoni Dall pp. 22-23
1921Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) stantoni Vaughn
2008Cerithium guinaicum Hendy et al.

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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
speciesguinaicumPhilippi 1849

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 guinaicum Philippi 1849
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Invalid names: Cerithium stantoni Dall 1907 [synonym]
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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Cerithium stantoni (75423 75425)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Cerithium guinaicum (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Cerithium guinaicum (96538)