Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Alternative spelling: Columbella (Nitidella)
Parent taxon: Columbellidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Jung 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aesopus, Amphissa, Astyris, Atiliinae, Bifurcium, Clavistrombina, Columbella, Columbellinae, Columbellopsis, Conella, Cosmioconcha, Decipifus, Euplica, Eurypyrene, Glyptanachis, Graphicomassa, Indomitrella, Lavesopus, Mazatlania, Metulella, Microcithara, Mitrella, Nassarina, Parametaria, Parvanachis, Pyrene, Pyrenidae, Pyreninae, Retizafra, Rhombinella, Ruthia, Seminella, Sincola, Strombinella, Zafrona, Zemitrella
Subtaxa: Nitidella caimitana Nitidella cibaoica Nitidella nitida
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Bermuda (2 collections), United States (1: Florida), Venezuela (1)
• Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1), Ecuador (1), Venezuela (1)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (4)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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