Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Parent taxon: Neritidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Clithon, Cryptonerita, Cuisenerita, Lyosoma, Mesoneritina, Natitaria, Neritinae, Neritininae, Neritodonta, Neritodryas, Neritoplica, Neritoptyx, Otostoma, Panneritina, Pisulina, Schwardtina, Smaragdiinae, Sosiospira, Thalassonerita, Velatella, Vitta
Subtaxa: Velates
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Somalia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Bulgaria (1), Italy (1), Romania (1)
• Eocene of Bulgaria (5), China (1), Croatia (3), Egypt (3), France (1), Germany (1), Haiti (3), Hungary (1), India (2), Indonesia (2), Italy (2), Jamaica (6), Mexico (7), Pakistan (19), Panama (6), Romania (2), Somalia (4), Spain (7), Turkey (2), United States (17: California, Florida)
• Paleocene to Eocene of Turkey (1)
• Paleocene of China (1), Mexico (1), Niger (1), Nigeria (1), Pakistan (1), Poland (1), United States (4: California)
Total: 109 collections including 111 occurrences