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Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832

Cerithium muscarum
Cerithium muscarum

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Caenogastropoda incertae sedis
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Cerithium
Species: Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Quaternary

Pleistocene

Neogene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Florida

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Anastasia Formation [Questionable/rare]
Coffee Mill Hammock Formation [Uncommon]
Fort Thompson Formation [Uncommon]
Ironshore Formation
Pamlico Formation [Questionable/rare]
Bermont Formation [Common]
Caloosahatchee Formation [Common]
Nashua Formation [Questionable/rare]
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common]

Remarks

Common name: Flyspeck cerith.

Synonymy:

Synonymous with Cerithium callisoma Dall, 1892.

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 419523

Page history:

Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on December 12, 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 muscarum from the Late Pleistocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70255).
Cerithium muscarum from the Late Pleistocene Tamiami Fm. (Pinecrest Beds) of Sarasota County, Florida (PRI 70255).
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