Cerithiidae
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Order: Caenogastropoda [Unassigned]
- Family: 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.
SIZE:
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.
