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Cerithium simpsonensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4956767https://www.gbif.org/species/4956767
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)59643https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=59643
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium simpsonensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium simpsonensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
orderSorbeoconchaPonder and Lindberg 1997
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae
subfamilyCerithiinaeFleming 1822
genusCerithiumBruguière 1789
speciesCerithium simpsonensisStephenson 1941
Generic NameCerithium
Scientific NameCerithium simpsonensis Stephenson, 1941
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cerithium simpsonensisspeciesbelongs to Cerithiumstated without evidenceStephenson, 1941
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityactively mobile (based on Cerithium)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietherbivore (based on Cerithium)
Reproductiondispersal=planktonic (based on Cerithium)
Taphonomyintermediate,major ribbing (based on Cerithium)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. W. Stephenson. 1941. The larger invertebrate fossils of the Navarro group of Texas. The University of Texas Publication 4101:1-625

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1941Cerithium simpsonensis Stephenson

References

Stephenson L. W. (1941) The larger invertebrate fossils of the Navarro group of Texas, The University of Texas Publication 4101, 1-625
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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