Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata Gabb 1869 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae

Alternative combination: Nerita triangulata

Synonyms: Nerita cowlitzensis Dickerson 1915, Nerita washingtoniana Weaver and Palmer 1922

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205

Belongs to Nerita (Theliostyla) according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2002

See also Dickerson 1915, Gabb 1869, Givens and Kennedy 1976, Hanna 1927, Squires 1987, Turner 1938 and Weaver 1942

Sister taxa: Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, Nerita (Theliostyla) alternans, Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon, Nerita (Theliostyla) exuvioides, Nerita (Theliostyla) fortidentata, Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans, Nerita (Theliostyla) funiculata, Nerita (Theliostyla) joaquinensis, Nerita (Theliostyla) kennedyi, Nerita (Theliostyla) lindae, Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana, Nerita (Theliostyla) paucigranosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, Nerita (Theliostyla) semirugosa

Subtaxa: Nerita triangulata oregonensis

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Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (21: California, Oregon, Washington collections)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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