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Cerithiidae

Cerithiidae

Overview

Cerithiidae Beurlen, 1967

Common Name: Ceriths

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The Cerithidae have high spires and many whorls. Shell ornamentation can vary greatly between species.

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Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Herbivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:

Akers, R. E. and T. J. Akers, 1997. Texas Cretaceous Gastropods. Texas Paleontology Series Number 6, Paleontology Section of the Houston Gem and Mineral Society, Houston.


Genera of Cerithiidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway