Cerithiopsidae

Overview

Cerithiopsidae Adams and Adams, 1853

Common Name: 

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The Cerithiopsidae have high spired shells often with bumps or ribbing across whorls.

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Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Carnivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:

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

Monroea