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Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)

Cerithium atratum
Cerithium atratum

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Caenogastropoda incertae sedis
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species: Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Fort Thompson Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]

Remarks

Common name: Dark cerith.

Synonymy: n/a

Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a

Other voucher specimens: n/a

Descriptions: n/a

Measurements: n/a

Other remarks: n/a

References: n/a

Online resources:

WoRMS record 224572

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on December 8, 2017. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.

This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.

Media

Images

Cerithium atratum from the Late Pleistocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70269).
Cerithium atratum from the Late Pleistocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70269).
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Cerithium atratum from the Late Pleistocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70279).
Cerithium atratum from the Late Pleistocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70279).
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