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Cerithium obesum ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8582112https://www.gbif.org/species/8582112
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)250662https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=250662
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium obesum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium obesum
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 obesumGuppy 1876
Generic NameCerithium
Scientific NameCerithium obesum Guppy, 1876
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cerithium obesumspeciesbelongs to Cerithiumstated without evidenceGabb, 1873
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance11.6 - 7.2 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance5.33 - 3.60 Ma
Neogene
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)P. Jung. 1989. Unpublished notes on Caribbean collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel.

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1873Cerithium obesum Gabb
1876Cerithium obesum Guppy

References

Jung P. (1989) Unpublished notes on Caribbean collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
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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