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Gastropoda: : Cerithioidea: Cerithiidae

Bittium caraboboense Weisbord, 1962
Dubious name


Range: 10.5°N to 12°N; 62°W to 71°W
Maximum Reported Size: 1.75  mm

Details


Bittium (Brachybittium) caraboboense Weisbord, 1962, p. 176-177, pl. 15, figs. 5-6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: La Saline, west of Puerto Cabello, State of Carabobo, Venezuela
Range: 10.5°N to 12°N; 62°W to 71°W
Maximum Reported Size: 1.75 mm
Distribution: Venezuela: unlocalized
References: Princz (1982a) NSEW
Comments: Described as a fossil; reported living by Princz (1982a). Weisbord's material is a juvenile Cerithium species (Houbrick 1993: 270); the identity of Princz's material has not been determined.


Partial List of References

Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) 672 pp., 48 pls. [Stated date: 05 Mar 1962.]

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